Intelsat will use the technology to serve additional aircraft and expand managed services for mobile network operators.
in-flight connectivity
This is an expansion of the deal that Viasat and Delta reached in January 2021 for Viasat IFC service on 300 of Delta’s narrowbody aircraft.
Viasat still needs regulatory approval in the United States to complete the deal.
Gilat and Intelsat are working together to address the increased demand for in-flight communication services all over the world.
This is an expansion of an agreement the companies signed in 2017 to install GX Aviation on the airline’s Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s.
The first installation on an Airshare Challenger 350 has been completed in July 2022.
Intelsat and Gilat announced their partnership to use the SkyEdge II-c for IFC in Asia in January.
Virgin will put the equipped jets into service covering intercontinental flights between the Americas and the United Kingdom in the second half of this year.
Currently, a Starlink aircraft antenna is installed on a JSX airplane for testing purposes.
Intelsat has placed a number of orders with Gilat this year for technology to enable IFC services.