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Looking to add the newest air-to-ground connectivity solution to our Gulfstream jet? SmartSky’s new partnership with Western Jet Aviation can help you out.
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SmartSky adds Western Jet Aviation to sell, support Gulfstream installs
Written by The Wandering Aramean @ BoardingArea
Looking to add the newest air-to-ground connectivity solution to our Gulfstream jet? SmartSky’s new partnership with Western Jet Aviation can help you out.
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Condor to bring streaming IFE fleet-wide
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Condor’s Flystream streaming IFE platform will soon be available on the company’s short/mid-haul fleet, expanding the entertainment options available to passengers. The expanded entertainment will roll out from April 2022, eventually covering all aircr…
Delta plans Cape Town service, again
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Delta Air Lines is, once again, angling to add Cape Town, South Africa to its route map. The carrier applied to the US Department of Transportation to fly the route 3x weekly from Atlanta on a year-round basis beginning 18 November 2022.
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Avelo expands New Haven offerings beyond Florida
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The next phase of Avelo’s New Haven expansion has arrived, bringing with it some variety. All the planes will still head south, but none of the four new routes will touch Florida.
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Anuvu, Telesat link for massive Ka-band capacity
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Anuvu’s appetite for bandwidth continues to grow. The company secured a deal with Telesat for 10 gigabits/second of Ka-band capacity to boost mobility connection options.
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Musk teases Starship flights from Texas to Singapore in under an hour
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What’s the future of ultra-long haul travel? For Elon Musk, commercial passenger flights on the Starship rocket could connect pretty much anywhere on earth in less than an hour. That presents all sorts of interesting options for connecting cultures and…
DLD 372: Going global
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Sure, we’re not really traveling long-haul for leisure right now. But some people are. We had long time friend of the show Han on to talk about a couple recent trips.
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Finnair launches new business class, premium economy cabins
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Finnair unveiled a revamped long-haul offering, including the introduction of a brand new business class seat and the company’s first foray into premium economy.The 200 million euro investment will see the first planes fitted with renewed products flyi…
Venmo takes flight on Southwest
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Travelers can now add “Southwest Airlines WiFi” to their Venmo payment comments and really mean it. The airline, in partnership with in-flight WiFi provider Anuvu, added the payment option to its on board portal in recent weeks.
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Mesa looks to the sea for its next electric regional aviation adventure
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To say that Mesa Airlines expects its operations to look dramatically different at the end of this decade would be a significant understatement. The company’s third electric aircraft deal, signed last week, could be the most interesting, as it takes on…
DLD 371: Snowed in
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With a blizzard bearing down we’re reliving prior diversions and other cold weather travel tales, all the way to Antarctica.
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Aegean’s EAN in-flight WiFi officially goes live
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Aegean’s in-flight wifi offering officially entered service. The system, powered by Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN), is live on seven aircraft and will be active across the full A320 and A321 fleet by the end of 2025.
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Virgin Atlantic selects Viasat for in-flight wifi
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Virgin Atlantic will soon sport Viasat’s in-flight wifi solution on board at least part of its fleet
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Boom building at Greensboro, new environmental concerns revealed
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Boom Supersonic announced plans for a “Superfactory in North Carolina to build its flagship Overture aircraft. Against the backdrop of this progress, however, come new challenges for the company.
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Play adds Stewart for a New York connection
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Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, NY could end the year with a pair of international airlines as Iceland’s PLAY announces plans to operate this summer. That’s a huge boost for the NYC alternate.
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DLD 370: Total Eclipse of Sanity
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There are far too many idiots on planes today. Plus lasers, order drama, and more!
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DLD 369: Northern Pacific’s new paint job
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A special report from San Bernardino, California where Northern Pacific unveiled its new livery on a freshly painted 757-200.
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DLD 368: Not so far flung
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We shouldn’t be here right now. We should all be there. But we aren’t. And we don’t even really know where “there” is. A most interesting predicament.
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Streaming IFE, softer seats feature on Northern Pacific’s new interiors
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With Northern Pacific aiming to launch trans-pacific flights via Anchorage later this year, what should passengers expect on board? Interiors work on the first aircraft is not yet complete, but the company shared some details on seating, entertainment,…