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Alaska Airlines and Intelsat to roll out next-gen satellite WiFi on regional jets starting in 2024

GeekWire

An electronically steered antenna, the flat structure atop the fuselage of the jet in this photo, will connect with both geostationary and low-Earth orbit satellites to enable high-speed internet service on Alaska/Horizon regional jets. The system is expected to debut starting in 2024 on Alaska Airlines sister airline Horizon Air.

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SpaceX’s Starlink is in talks with ‘several’ airlines for in-flight Wi-Fi

The Verge

The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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You can’t make fun of Gogo’s airline internet anymore — because it changed the name

The Verge

But now, you’ll have to direct your anger at Intelsat instead: it’s the new name of the consumer chunk of the inflight internet company. Last month, Starlink’s VP publicly revealed SpaceX is in talks with several airlines and is designing its own airborne antennas.

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CIOs Struggle To Keep Their Airlines In The Air

The Accidental Successful CIO

Airlines run on their IT systems and CIOs have to keep these running. When we think about the person who has the CIO job, we think of someone who spends their time thinking about the importance of information technology including such things as cloud computing, building new data centers, and the arrival of the internet of things.

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What it was like to fly — and land — in Alaska Airlines’ first commercial 737-MAX 9 flight

GeekWire

Sunrise as viewed from the Alaska Airlines Flight 482 in Seattle on a 737-MAX 9 flight, with Mount Rainier and an Amazon Prime cargo jet in the distance. As the first airline to bet on the 737 MAX’s return to service , Alaska has thrown its support behind Boeing, which manufactures planes in Everett and Renton, Wash. “We

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Starlink is coming to Hawaiian Airlines in a bid to try and fix in-flight Wi-Fi

The Verge

SpaceX is starting to make deals with airlines to provide its Starlink satellite internet to sky travelers everywhere. It announced a deal on Monday with Hawaiian Airlines, and last week made a similar deal with charter carrier JSX. Airlines seem to be just as enthusiastic about the idea.

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United Airlines Will Let iPhone Users Show Proof of Vaccination in the Apple Health App

Gizmodo

Flying during pandemic times just got a bit more convenient for iPhone users traveling on United Airlines. Read more.

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