The survey, conducted by Populus on behalf of Inmarsat, found that 91% of 18-30 year olds and 90% of business travellers would use in-flight Wi-Fi.
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The survey, conducted by Populus on behalf of Inmarsat, found that 91% of 18-30 year olds and 90% of business travellers would use in-flight Wi-Fi.
Almost four in 10 commercial aircraft globally will be equipped with inflight Wi-Fi by the end of 2018, according to Valour Consultancy.
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The LSE/Inmarsat report suggests the connected aircraft has the potential to save airlines billions of dollars annually by delivering operational efficiencies.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines’ Gunilla Ait El Mekki outlines the thinking behind the introduction of high-speed Wi-Fi on the carrier’s short-haul aircraft.
Sari Nevanlinna, Head of Ancillary Business, Finnair, discusses the airline’s ancillary revenue strategy and explains what steps are being taken to increase inflight ancillaries.
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Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has revealed that it will install Wi-Fi across its fleet and has selected Thales Group as its inflight connectivity partner.
The deal covers at least 58 of United’s new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and will support high-speed Wi-Fi, VPN access and wireless IFE.
Aeromexico will install 2Ku on an additional nine Boeing 737-800NGs, bringing the total number of aircraft equipped with the Ku-band solution to 29.
Panasonic Avionics says its third-generation network is built to meet the growing connectivity demands of airlines and their passengers.
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Aeromexico will install 2Ku on an additional nine Boeing 737-800NGs, bringing the total number of aircraft equipped with the Ku-band solution to 29.
Panasonic Avionics says its third-generation network is built to meet the growing connectivity demands of airlines and their passengers.
Lufthansa has partnered with REWE to enable passengers on long-haul flights to purchase groceries and arrange delivery to their home address.
Air France-KLM has agreed a deal with Gogo to bring the 2Ku connectivity service to its long-haul aircraft over the next three years.
Gogo has announced that it is developing a next generation ground-based connectivity service, which its says will deliver peak speeds of 100 Mbps.
Honeywell has received the final certification from Inmarsat for its JetWave hardware, having already received certification from the FAA and EASA.
Singapore Airlines has partnered with SITAONAIR to install GX Aviation high-speed connectivity on its long-haul fleet, which will be rolled out in 2016.
Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair, Heathrow, Airbus, SAS, United Airlines, Istanbul New Airport, Thomson Airways and more share passenger experience plans.
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