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ViaSat update on airline connectivity

We had a brief conversation with Don Buchman, ViaSat's VP Commercial Mobility. What is the state of the US airline industry connectivity? The industry is almost fully outfitted. This makes it the highest concentration worldwide. But we are moving to "second gen",...

Air France Airbus deploys SITAONAIR’s e-Aircraft DataCapture

SITAONAIR announced that they are working with Air France to deliver seamless aircraft data to the airline’s top-flight operations and maintenance optimization programs. Under the partnership, SITAONAIR’s new e-Aircraft® DataCapture solution will capture, dissect and...

Premium #330 – Connectivity keeps improving

We have been tracking demand for aircraft connectivity for some time. There are several news stories that further underscore the point that demand for connectivity seems to have no upper limit. Icelandair will equip its 737 MAX fleet with ViaSat connectivity. The...

Premium #238 – How Will Aviation Keep Up with Technological Change?

Let’s take a look at what flying could be like 20 years from now. Will the airport, aircraft, systems, and infrastructure be ready for an improved experience? It is 20 years from now. What might the travel experience be? You no longer own a car, as Uber-Hertz will...

Air France Airbus deploys SITAONAIR’s e-Aircraft DataCapture

May 24, 2017 | Air France, Connectivity, E Enablement, Flight Tracking, Health Management Systems, Onair, Predictive Analytics

SITAONAIR announced that they are working with Air France to deliver seamless aircraft data to the airline’s...

Premium #330 – Connectivity keeps improving

May 23, 2017 | Aerospace, ATC, Avionics, Bizjet, Connectivity, Cyber-Security, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Embraer, Emergency Locator Tranmitter, FAA, Flight Tracking, Global Eagle, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Honeywell, Inmarsat, MRO, Onair, Panasonic, Pilots, Predictive Analytics, Row 44, Viasat

We have been tracking demand for aircraft connectivity for some time. There are several news stories that further...

Premium #238 – How Will Aviation Keep Up with Technological Change?

Oct 4, 2016 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Avionics, Cabins, Connectivity, E Enablement, Engines, etaxi, Flight Tracking, Health Management Systems, Materials, Pilot Training, Pilots, premium, Seats

Let’s take a look at what flying could be like 20 years from now. Will the airport, aircraft, systems, and...

Connectivity demand keeps growing

Aug 31, 2016 | Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Embraer, Emergency Locator Tranmitter, Engines, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Inmarsat, Lessors, Livetv, Onair, Panasonic, Pilots, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Row 44, Thales

The airline industry seems to be pushing for ever more bandwidth on their aircraft. An early pioneer in this is...

Premium #226 – Farnborough 2016 Was Far from Boring – If you Knew Where to Look

Jul 19, 2016 | Aerospace, Airbus, ATR, Avionics, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, COMAC, Cyber-Security, Down the Supply Chain, E Enablement, Embraer, Engine Alliance, General Electric, Health Management Systems, Materials, Pilot Training, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Canada, premium, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Superjet, UAC

We’ve seen some reports that the 2016 Farnborough Airshow was disappointing, with the fewest new aircraft orders in...

Gogo and PACE offer e-Enablement solution

May 20, 2016 | Airlines, Connectivity, E Enablement, Flight Tracking, Fuel, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Lessors, Pilots

Gogo announced it has partnered with aerospace software specialist PACE to connect PACEs' Pacelab Flight Profile...

Premium #197 – Aircraft Connectivity – Lots of Options

Nov 24, 2015 | Connectivity, E Enablement, Flight Tracking, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Inmarsat, Panasonic, premium

The move to e-Enabled aircraft has started. There is no turning back and the future is really about how to extract the...

Health Monitoring Systems, Big Data and the Aftermarket – Implications for Airlines and MRO at Pratt & Whitney

Apr 2, 2015 | Cyber-Security, Engines, Health Management Systems, MRO, Pratt & Whitney, Predictive Analytics

Pratt & Whitney and IBM have joined forces to advance the state of the art in Big Data and the Internet of Things...