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MAS opts for TopFlight satcom on new 737-800 fleet

July 16, 2010
Malaysia Airlines has specified the Thales TopFlight satellite communications system for its new Boeing B737-800s, making it the first SwiftBroadband system to be installed and fully integrated...

Thales team to take GateSync forward

July 16, 2010
Thales, CSC and managed wireless networks specialist Proximetry have agreed to collaborate on GateSync, a new service that will enable airlines to wirelessly load and offload content and...

Rockwell Collins earns less from IFE

July 16, 2010
Sales of Rockwell Collins' widebody in-flight entertainment systems slumped from $23 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 to just $10 million in the three months to June 2010,...

New CEO for AeroMobile

July 15, 2010
Pål Bjørdal will succeed Bjørn-Taale Sandberg as chief executive of airborne connectivity provider AeroMobile. Currently CEO of another Telenor subsidiary, Maritime Communications...

Qantas extends IFE availability

July 15, 2010
Australian airline Qantas has made the inflight entertainment on its A380 fleet available from the moment passengers board the aircraft until the moment they disembark, with headsets collected...

Estonian Air offers DVD players on board

July 14, 2010
Estonian Air has started offering DVD players to rent along with a choice of 15 films and TV comedy shows on flights lasting more than 100 minutes aboard its four Boeing 737 Classics.

IFE Services adds Thomas Cook to PSP customer list

July 13, 2010
IFE Services has agreed to supply 32 of the 44 aircraft in Thomas Cook Airlines' UK fleet with the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). The devices will be pre-loaded with a selection of movies,...

Thrane & Thrane grows aero sales team

July 13, 2010
Ron Worley has joined satellite communications equipment specialist Thrane & Thrane as regional sales manager for aeronautical products with responsibility for managing the manufacturer's...

eXPhone and eXConnect for Cathay and Dragonair

July 7, 2010
Panasonic Avionics will provide full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair passenger aircraft under the terms of a new MoU that enables planning to start immediately...

Satcom1 activates 13th 2010 SBB satcom fit

July 6, 2010
European satellite communications service provider Satcom1 has activated Inmarsat SwiftBroadband service on 13 VIP aircraft so far this year.

X-Stream upgrade for AVIATOR 350 and 700

July 5, 2010
Thrane & Thrane has enhanced the data streaming capability of its AVIATOR 350 and AVIATOR 700 high gain antenna (HGA) SwiftBroadband (SB) solutions using Inmarsat’s new SB X-Stream...

JetBlue screens Tour de France

July 5, 2010
The VERSUS sports cable network's coverage of the Tour de France is showing continuously this month on Channel 37 of JetBlue's personal seatback televisions.