Side by side dome spotting from the BOS United Club this afternoon. Interesting to compare the profile of the Viasat GM-40 radome and the Starlink double panel aero install.

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And, of course, the work parts:
Chairing the #IFEC track at World #AviationFest in Lisbon next week.
Touring the newly expanded @panasonic.aero factory in Osaka where IFE screens are built
Moderating a panel at #APEXFTEEXPO in Singapore

Just four months after committing 500 planes to Starlink's inflight internet service, American Airlines announced another 500+ will be fitted with the system.

$AAL $VSAT #IFEC

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Nearly a year ago SmartSky won its patent infringement lawsuit against Gogo, securing a $22.7 million judgement. Last week, after appeal, the court reaffirmed the infringement but wiped out the damages award.

#IFEC $GOGO

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Limiting IFE screens to only some seats on a plane is incredibly rare, but Alaska Airlines will do precisely that in its upcoming Aurora premum 737 MAX 10 layout. The reasons offered are interesting.

#IFEC $ALK

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The future of our oceans is in our hands. 🌊

Discover the people and ideas helping to protect our oceans in CNN’s Call to Earth Day.

📺 Watch when you fly next! ✈️

#IFEC #CallToEarth

The full Royal Brunei A320 fleet is now flying with multi-orbit inflight internet, powered by SES.

#IFEC

#PaxEx #AvGeek

The 2Ku system uses a pair of these 30" antennae, one for transmit and one for receive. It is incredibly efficient, but also large.

By comparison, a base Starlink install for aero is a ~20" square. Larger planes get two or three of them, but still a very small install footprint.
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"Sometimes the thing that makes the flight feel more premium is way less glamorous, and that's simply having Wi-Fi that works."

Pitching the Starlink upgrade Alaska is pursuing. Over-selling install progress, w zero planes added in the past 30 days and only 12/200+ mainline AS planes fitted. #IFEC

Full-fleet availability is a strong selling point when it comes to delivering an improved passenger experience. So what's an airline to do when – for unclear reasons – a tiny sub-fleet operates without inflight internet on board?

#IFEC $SPCX $VSAT $SESG

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30 years of keeping airlines flying reliably ✈️

PTS celebrates the milestone at MRO Europe 2026! Visit Booth #7-1903, RAI Amsterdam, Oct 28–29, to see how we boost IFEC reliability & uptime. See you in Amsterdam!

#MROEurope2026 #Avionics #IFEC

Sports is the ultimate draw for live television on planes. United Airlines will fill that demand (and more) on its Starlink-equipped fleet thanks to a new partnership with DISH to bring College and NFL football to its cabins.

$UAL $SPCX #IFEC

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The ViaSat-3 constellation is complete. All three satellites are now providing data services to customers, confirmed with today's news that the F2 spacecraft is online.

#IFEC $VSAT

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Many companies have tried to displace the Big 3 IFE vendors over the years. None have seen success. Will this partnership be the one to break through?

#PaxEx #IFEC

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Korean Air and Asiana will launch Starlink inflight internet service next week, with more than a dozen aircraft configured from day one.

#IFEC

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Austrian's first Starlink-connected plane is now flying, while SAS completed a huge chunk of its deployment earlier this month.

#IFEC $SPCX $VSAT

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