#inflightconnectivity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #inflightconnectivity, aggregated by home.social.
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Korean, Asiana Set September Starlink Service Start Schedule
Korean’s Starlink inflight internet era begins on 15 September 2026 (image via Korean Air) Korean Air and Asiana…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Asiana #IFC #IFEC #inflight #in-flightconnectivity #in-flightinternet #in-flightwifi #inflightconnectivity #inflightwifi #Korean #KoreanAir #portal #Starlink
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First and Final: Starlink Install Updates from Europe
A technician installs the Starlink control switch in the flight deck of a Lufthansa A320neo in preparation for…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Lufthansa #A320neo #Airbus #AustrianAirlines #IFC #IFEC #inflight #in-flightconnectivity #in-flightinternet #in-flightwifi #inflightconnectivity #inflightwifi #LufthansaGroup #SAS #Starlink #Viasat
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A lesson taught again by flight delays: Airlines need to be in the communication business
I managed the dubious achievement of spending an extra hour or so on different Dulles Airport taxiways two days in a row–and one of those was much easier to deal with than the other.
The first one was the worse one. After a delayed departure from San Diego (at the end of a Qualcomm event for which the company covered travel costs for journalists and analysts invited), we landed Thursday night and then took about 50 minutes to cover the last mile or so.
The pilot gave one update after we’d stopped by IAD’s private-jet facilities, one of the farthest points possible on a taxiway from our assigned gate in the C concourse, explaining that recent thunderstorms had caused multiple delays and left our gate occupied. And then we had extended periods of silence as passengers who had connecting flights in the event’s last bank of transatlantic departures started getting antsy and then angry.
We did finally reach our gate at 10:40 p.m., and from the departure boards showing those late flights getting delayed to 11:15 p.m. or beyond, it looked like everybody should have made their connections. I was just happy to be able to take the last Metro train home.
Less than 16 hours later, I was back at Dulles for a flight to Orlando. This one pushed back on time, then stopped on the way to runway 30–and we didn’t have to wonder why, as this pilot explained that they’d discovered an issue with the emergency-evacuation lighting not working that required us to return to the gate for maintenance technicians to assess.
He kept coming back on to update us on the progress of things, both at the gate and then when we spent close to an hour parked near our previous stopping point while air traffic control had to revise our route and the airline’s dispatchers redid the numbers on our flight.
This second flight had two other things absent from the first: audio from the flight deck available via the seatback screens (what I still think of as Channel 9, from its spot on United’s old audio system) and Starlink inflight connectivity.
Being able to hear our crew communicate with ATC kept me ahead of developments, while free WiFi that actually worked let me follow our flight’s progress in the Flightradar24 app on my phone. I also could have used that satellite connectivity to tune into LiveATC.net on my phone, but then I’d have had to pick particular feeds after our departure.
After we landed, I thanked the pilot for taking time to let us know what had been holding up things and for having Channel 9 on… and then he said he didn’t know that system had been on, joking that this meant I’d known more than he did.
But intentional or not, being kept in the loop and having ways to put myself in the loop made me feel a little more appreciated as a customer. I’ll try to remember how that felt when I’m going on about my own work, here and on social media.
#avgeek #Channel9 #Dulles #flightDelays #FromTheFlightDeck #IAD #inflightConnectivity #Starlink #StarlinkWiFi #UA #UnitedAirlines -
A lesson taught again by flight delays: Airlines need to be in the communication business
I managed the dubious achievement of spending an extra hour or so on different Dulles Airport taxiways two days in a row–and one of those was much easier to deal with than the other.
The first one was the worse one. After a delayed departure from San Diego (at the end of a Qualcomm event for which the company covered travel costs for journalists and analysts invited), we landed Thursday night and then took about 50 minutes to cover the last mile or so.
The pilot gave one update after we’d stopped by IAD’s private-jet facilities, one of the farthest points possible on a taxiway from our assigned gate in the C concourse, explaining that recent thunderstorms had caused multiple delays and left our gate occupied. And then we had extended periods of silence as passengers who had connecting flights in the event’s last bank of transatlantic departures started getting antsy and then angry.
We did finally reach our gate at 10:40 p.m., and from the departure boards showing those late flights getting delayed to 11:15 p.m. or beyond, it looked like everybody should have made their connections. I was just happy to be able to take the last Metro train home.
Less than 16 hours later, I was back at Dulles for a flight to Orlando. This one pushed back on time, then stopped on the way to runway 30–and we didn’t have to wonder why, as this pilot explained that they’d discovered an issue with the emergency-evacuation lighting not working that required us to return to the gate for maintenance technicians to assess.
He kept coming back on to update us on the progress of things, both at the gate and then when we spent close to an hour parked near our previous stopping point while air traffic control had to revise our route and the airline’s dispatchers redid the numbers on our flight.
This second flight had two other things absent from the first: audio from the flight deck available via the seatback screens (what I still think of as Channel 9, from its spot on United’s old audio system) and Starlink inflight connectivity.
Being able to hear our crew communicate with ATC kept me ahead of developments, while free WiFi that actually worked let me follow our flight’s progress in the Flightradar24 app on my phone. I also could have used that satellite connectivity to tune into LiveATC.net on my phone, but then I’d have had to pick particular feeds after our departure.
After we landed, I thanked the pilot for taking time to let us know what had been holding up things and for having Channel 9 on… and then he said he didn’t know that system had been on, joking that this meant I’d known more than he did.
But intentional or not, being kept in the loop and having ways to put myself in the loop made me feel a little more appreciated as a customer. I’ll try to remember how that felt when I’m going on about my own work, here and on social media.
#avgeek #Channel9 #Dulles #flightDelays #FromTheFlightDeck #IAD #inflightConnectivity #Starlink #StarlinkWiFi #UA #UnitedAirlines -
A lesson taught again by flight delays: Airlines need to be in the communication business
I managed the dubious achievement of spending an extra hour or so on different Dulles Airport taxiways two days in a row–and one of those was much easier to deal with than the other.
The first one was the worse one. After a delayed departure from San Diego (at the end of a Qualcomm event for which the company covered travel costs for journalists and analysts invited), we landed Thursday night and then took about 50 minutes to cover the last mile or so.
The pilot gave one update after we’d stopped by IAD’s private-jet facilities, one of the farthest points possible on a taxiway from our assigned gate in the C concourse, explaining that recent thunderstorms had caused multiple delays and left our gate occupied. And then we had extended periods of silence as passengers who had connecting flights in the event’s last bank of transatlantic departures started getting antsy and then angry.
We did finally reach our gate at 10:40 p.m., and from the departure boards showing those late flights getting delayed to 11:15 p.m. or beyond, it looked like everybody should have made their connections. I was just happy to be able to take the last Metro train home.
Less than 16 hours later, I was back at Dulles for a flight to Orlando. This one pushed back on time, then stopped on the way to runway 30–and we didn’t have to wonder why, as this pilot explained that they’d discovered an issue with the emergency-evacuation lighting not working that required us to return to the gate for maintenance technicians to assess.
He kept coming back on to update us on the progress of things, both at the gate and then when we spent close to an hour parked near our previous stopping point while air traffic control had to revise our route and the airline’s dispatchers redid the numbers on our flight.
This second flight had two other things absent from the first: audio from the flight deck available via the seatback screens (what I still think of as Channel 9, from its spot on United’s old audio system) and Starlink inflight connectivity.
Being able to hear our crew communicate with ATC kept me ahead of developments, while free WiFi that actually worked let me follow our flight’s progress in the Flightradar24 app on my phone. I also could have used that satellite connectivity to tune into LiveATC.net on my phone, but then I’d have had to pick particular feeds after our departure.
After we landed, I thanked the pilot for taking time to let us know what had been holding up things and for having Channel 9 on… and then he said he didn’t know that system had been on, joking that this meant I’d known more than he did.
But intentional or not, being kept in the loop and having ways to put myself in the loop made me feel a little more appreciated as a customer. I’ll try to remember how that felt when I’m going on about my own work, here and on social media.
#avgeek #Channel9 #Dulles #flightDelays #FromTheFlightDeck #IAD #inflightConnectivity #Starlink #StarlinkWiFi #UA #UnitedAirlines -
A lesson taught again by flight delays: Airlines need to be in the communication business
I managed the dubious achievement of spending an extra hour or so on different Dulles Airport taxiways two days in a row–and one of those was much easier to deal with than the other.
The first one was the worse one. After a delayed departure from San Diego (at the end of a Qualcomm event for which the company covered travel costs for journalists and analysts invited), we landed Thursday night and then took about 50 minutes to cover the last mile or so.
The pilot gave one update after we’d stopped by IAD’s private-jet facilities, one of the farthest points possible on a taxiway from our assigned gate in the C concourse, explaining that recent thunderstorms had caused multiple delays and left our gate occupied. And then we had extended periods of silence as passengers who had connecting flights in the event’s last bank of transatlantic departures started getting antsy and then angry.
We did finally reach our gate at 10:40 p.m., and from the departure boards showing those late flights getting delayed to 11:15 p.m. or beyond, it looked like everybody should have made their connections. I was just happy to be able to take the last Metro train home.
Less than 16 hours later, I was back at Dulles for a flight to Orlando. This one pushed back on time, then stopped on the way to runway 30–and we didn’t have to wonder why, as this pilot explained that they’d discovered an issue with the emergency-evacuation lighting not working that required us to return to the gate for maintenance technicians to assess.
He kept coming back on to update us on the progress of things, both at the gate and then when we spent close to an hour parked near our previous stopping point while air traffic control had to revise our route and the airline’s dispatchers redid the numbers on our flight.
This second flight had two other things absent from the first: audio from the flight deck available via the seatback screens (what I still think of as Channel 9, from its spot on United’s old audio system) and Starlink inflight connectivity.
Being able to hear our crew communicate with ATC kept me ahead of developments, while free WiFi that actually worked let me follow our flight’s progress in the Flightradar24 app on my phone. I also could have used that satellite connectivity to tune into LiveATC.net on my phone, but then I’d have had to pick particular feeds after our departure.
After we landed, I thanked the pilot for taking time to let us know what had been holding up things and for having Channel 9 on… and then he said he didn’t know that system had been on, joking that this meant I’d known more than he did.
But intentional or not, being kept in the loop and having ways to put myself in the loop made me feel a little more appreciated as a customer. I’ll try to remember how that felt when I’m going on about my own work, here and on social media.
#avgeek #Channel9 #Dulles #flightDelays #FromTheFlightDeck #IAD #inflightConnectivity #Starlink #StarlinkWiFi #UA #UnitedAirlines -
Lufthansa Sets Starlink Service Start Schedule
A technician installs one of the two Starlink terminal mounts on the Lufthansa A320neo in preparation for service…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Lufthansa #A320neo #FlyNet #IFC #IFEC #inflight #in-flightconnectivity #in-flightinternet #in-flightwifi #inflightconnectivity #inflightwifi #LufthansaGroup #Starlink
https://www.europesays.com/germany/70592/ -
SES Launches Multi-Orbit Satellite Connectivity Across LATAM Airbus and Embraer Fleet
SES, a leading space solutions company, was selected by LATAM Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Airbus #inflightconnectivity #multi-orbitsatelliteconnectivity
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/35850/ -
SES Launches Multi-Orbit Satellite Connectivity Across LATAM Airbus and Embraer Fleet
SES, a leading space solutions company, was selected by LATAM Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Airbus #inflightconnectivity #multi-orbitsatelliteconnectivity
https://www.europesays.com/france/61096/ -
Viva Partners with SES to Deliver High-Speed Multi-Orbit Satellite Wi-Fi on Airbus Aircraft
SES, a leading space solutions company, and Viva, Mexico’s ultra low-cost airline, launched fast and reliable multi-orbit…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Airbus #inflightconnectivity #multi-orbitsatellite
https://www.europesays.com/france/31143/ -
Viva Partners with SES to Deliver High-Speed Multi-Orbit Satellite Wi-Fi on Airbus Aircraft
SES, a leading space solutions company, and Viva, Mexico’s ultra low-cost airline, launched fast and reliable multi-orbit…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Airbus #inflightconnectivity #multi-orbitsatellite
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SES and Boeing move toward factory-installed multi-orbit inflight connectivity
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Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/625757/ United States Set to Revolutionize Air Travel with American Airlines Free Wi-Fi Launch, Paving the Way for Full 2026 Rollout – All You Need to Know #AadvantageMembers #AirlineNews #AirlineNewsInAmerica #AmericanAirlines #FreeWiFi #InFlightConnectivity #TravelNews #UnitedStates #us #USA
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SmartSky won’t block Gogo 5G air-to-ground network despite legal win
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JetBlue first airline to partner with Amazon’s satellite internet
JetBlue has become the first airline to partner with Amazon’s satellite internet project for next-gen in-flight wifi, potentially…
#NewsBeep #News #Internet #Amazon #inflightconnectivity #JetBlue #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wifi
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/130536/ -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/416219/ JetBlue first airline to partner with Amazon’s satellite internet #Amazon #InflightConnectivity #Internet #JetBlue #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #wifi
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Weekly output: inflight WiFi, Napster resurfaces, FCC chair’s “Build Agenda”
I spent yet another Fourth of July without going into D.C. to see the fireworks, because I had a logistically simpler alternative: a college friend within walking distance having his usual Independence Day gathering, with smaller-scale pyrotechnics in the backyard.
Patreon readers got a bonus post: a review of the first new TV we’d purchased since 2009, covering its utility with over-the-air ATSC 3.0 broadcasts and with streaming-video services.
6/30/2025: Planning a Trip? These Are the Airlines With the Speediest In-Flight Wi-Fi, PCMag
This post started as a writeup of a report by Speedtest publisher Ookla of the inflight WiFi of 30 airlines, then I used the opportunity to provide an update on United’s rollout of Starlink connectivity on regional jets and remind readers about how the price of inflight WiFi is trending towards zero.
7/1/2025: Napster Resurfaces As (What Else?) an AI Company. Can Its Agents Deliver?, PCMag
I got a heads-up about this weird relaunch of Napster as an AI service a week and a half ago but had no bandwidth to get to the story at the time. Fortunately, Monday had enough free time for me to try out Napster’s AI avatars and write a first-look post about that experience.
7/3/2025: FCC Chair’s ‘Build Agenda’ for Broadband Expansion Looks Familiar, PCMag
After watching FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s speech Wednesday afternoon outlining his plans to boost broadband availability, I realized that parts of it didn’t seem too different from previous initiatives by the commission. So I took a little time to check with a telecom-policy expert and filed this report Wednesday night.
#AI #BrendanCarr #broadband #BuildAgenda #FCC #HawaiianAirlines #inflightBroadband #inflightConnectivity #inflightWiFi #Napster #NapsterCompanion #Ookla #QatarAirways #Speedtest #Starlink
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Weekly output: inflight WiFi, Napster resurfaces, FCC chair’s “Build Agenda”
I spent yet another Fourth of July without going into D.C. to see the fireworks, because I had a logistically simpler alternative: a college friend within walking distance having his usual Independence Day gathering, with smaller-scale pyrotechnics in the backyard.
Patreon readers got a bonus post: a review of the first new TV we’d purchased since 2009, covering its utility with over-the-air ATSC 3.0 broadcasts and with streaming-video services.
6/30/2025: Planning a Trip? These Are the Airlines With the Speediest In-Flight Wi-Fi, PCMag
This post started as a writeup of a report by Speedtest publisher Ookla of the inflight WiFi of 30 airlines, then I used the opportunity to provide an update on United’s rollout of Starlink connectivity on regional jets and remind readers about how the price of inflight WiFi is trending towards zero.
7/1/2025: Napster Resurfaces As (What Else?) an AI Company. Can Its Agents Deliver?, PCMag
I got a heads-up about this weird relaunch of Napster as an AI service a week and a half ago but had no bandwidth to get to the story at the time. Fortunately, Monday had enough free time for me to try out Napster’s AI avatars and write a first-look post about that experience.
7/3/2025: FCC Chair’s ‘Build Agenda’ for Broadband Expansion Looks Familiar, PCMag
After watching FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s speech Wednesday afternoon outlining his plans to boost broadband availability, I realized that parts of it didn’t seem too different from previous initiatives by the commission. So I took a little time to check with a telecom-policy expert and filed this report Wednesday night.
#AI #BrendanCarr #broadband #BuildAgenda #FCC #HawaiianAirlines #inflightBroadband #inflightConnectivity #inflightWiFi #Napster #NapsterCompanion #Ookla #QatarAirways #Speedtest #Starlink
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Weekly output: inflight WiFi, Napster resurfaces, FCC chair’s “Build Agenda”
I spent yet another Fourth of July without going into D.C. to see the fireworks, because I had a logistically simpler alternative: a college friend within walking distance having his usual Independence Day gathering, with smaller-scale pyrotechnics in the backyard.
Patreon readers got a bonus post: a review of the first new TV we’d purchased since 2009, covering its utility with over-the-air ATSC 3.0 broadcasts and with streaming-video services.
6/30/2025: Planning a Trip? These Are the Airlines With the Speediest In-Flight Wi-Fi, PCMag
This post started as a writeup of a report by Speedtest publisher Ookla of the inflight WiFi of 30 airlines, then I used the opportunity to provide an update on United’s rollout of Starlink connectivity on regional jets and remind readers about how the price of inflight WiFi is trending towards zero.
7/1/2025: Napster Resurfaces As (What Else?) an AI Company. Can Its Agents Deliver?, PCMag
I got a heads-up about this weird relaunch of Napster as an AI service a week and a half ago but had no bandwidth to get to the story at the time. Fortunately, Monday had enough free time for me to try out Napster’s AI avatars and write a first-look post about that experience.
7/3/2025: FCC Chair’s ‘Build Agenda’ for Broadband Expansion Looks Familiar, PCMag
After watching FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s speech Wednesday afternoon outlining his plans to boost broadband availability, I realized that parts of it didn’t seem too different from previous initiatives by the commission. So I took a little time to check with a telecom-policy expert and filed this report Wednesday night.
#AI #BrendanCarr #broadband #BuildAgenda #FCC #HawaiianAirlines #inflightBroadband #inflightConnectivity #inflightWiFi #Napster #NapsterCompanion #Ookla #QatarAirways #Speedtest #Starlink
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In-flight connectivity – where national policy and global service (don’t) mix