Viasat completes Inmarsat acquisitionnews CJI Expert 31 May 23 0Viasat has completed the acquisition of Inmarsat in a multi-hundred-million-dollar deal. The global communications company said the merger will deliver improved connectivity and key safety… Read more
Satcom Direct installs SD Plane Simple Ka-band terminal prototypenews CJI Expert 5 Jan 23 0Satcom Direct (SD) has completed the installation of the first Plane Simple Ka-band antenna on a business jet. The prototype terminal was mounted on the… Read more
Bizav in-flight connectivity set to grow by 50% in next decadenews CJI Expert 22 Aug 22 0Business aircraft with in-flight connectivity are expected to grow by 50% within the next decade, Euroconsult told CJI. Read more
CJIQ cover story spotlight falls on Thomas Flohr, VistaJetnews Mike Stones 30 Jun 22 0Thomas Flohr, founder and CEO of VistaJet, stars on the front cover of the latest edition of Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (CJIQ). In our exclusive… Read more
Connectivity specialist Viasat to acquire Inmarsatnews CJI Expert 24 Jun 22 0Viasat’s stockholders have approved a $7.3bn deal to acquire Inmarsat, which is expected to close in the second half of this year subject to regulatory… Read more
Inmarsat upgrades JetConneX to JX Evolution to boost connectivitynews CJI Expert 26 May 22 0EBACE Reports Inmarsat is upgrading in-flight connectivity speeds for its service JetConneX (JX). The upgraded hardware, JX Evolution, has speeds of more than 130Mbps – equivalent… Read more
Inmarsat and Honeywell launch business aviation’s ‘fastest L-band’news CJI Expert 25 May 22 0EBACE reports Business aviation’s “fastest L-band inflight connectivity service” is expected to come into service in the first half of 2023, according to Inmarsat and… Read more
Viasat to acquire Inmarsat in multi-billion dealnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Nov 21 0Viasat Inc. is to acquire Inmarsat in a transaction valued at $7.3bn. The two firms announced the definitive agreement today (November 8th) which comprises of… Read more
Inmarsat announces new president of Aviation Business Unitnews CJI Expert 28 Oct 21 0Inmarsat has named Philippe Carette the new president of its Aviation Business Unit. Carette joins Inmarsat from Thales, where he held several roles since joining… Read more
Inmarsat: Clear visibility for industry growthnews Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 21 0“We have clear visibility of where the industry will go” as it continues to expand over the coming year, Raymundo Villar told Corporate Jet Investor… Read more
Inmarsat unveils plans for new comms network Orchestranews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jul 21 0Inmarsat has unveiled plans for its new communications network Orchestra. The network will bring together existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO)… Read more
INMARSAT TO PROVIDE SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY FOR UK’S FIRST ZERO CARBON REGIONAL AIR NETWORKnews CJI Expert 26 Jan 21 0Inmarsat will provide connectivity for Project HEART (Hydrogen Electric and Automated Regional Transportation), a new initiative funded by the UK Government to develop the country’s… Read more
Inmarsat’s GX5 satellite enters commercial servicenews Yves Le Marquand 11 Dec 20 0Inmarsat’s most advanced satellite to date, GX5, has entered commercial service, providing “unprecedented” capacity to Europe and Middle East as part of the firm’s Global… Read more
Inmarsat acquired for $3.4 billion by international consortiumnews CJI Expert 25 Mar 19 0An international consortium led by private-equity firms Apax and Warburg Pincus, has acquired UK-based satellite provider Inmarsat. The deal, valued at $3.4 billion, sees the… Read more
The ultimate CJI guide to business aircraft connectivitynews CJI Expert 17 Dec 18 0“We are all now connected by the internet,” said the late Stephen Hawking, “Like neurons in a giant brain.” When it comes to choosing between… Read more
Gulfstream leads industry in cabin connectivitynews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 18 0Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that it recently delivered its 100th aircraft featuring the global high-speed Wi-Fi system known as Jet ConneX. “Gulfstream has delivered… Read more
Inmarsat completes first flight trials for European Aviation Networknews CJI Expert 26 Oct 17 0Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have successfully completed the first flight trials of the European Aviation Network (EAN) system, which mixes satellite and ground based communications… Read more
Inmarsat receives STC for Jet ConneX WiFi for Gulfstream G550news Terry Spruce 16 Oct 17 0Inmarsat has received an STC for its Jet ConneX business aviation inflight WiFi service for Gulfstream G550 aircraft. The certificate, awarded by the US FAA,… Read more
Milestone JetWave installation announcednews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 17 0Inmarsat and Honeywell have announced that their JetWave inflight connectivity system has been installed for the 100th time. The milestone installation means that the system,… Read more
Dassault customers offered additional data plans for inflight WiFinews Terry Spruce 11 Oct 17 0Inmarsat is to offer Dassault customers additional data plans for its Jet ConneX inflight WiFi solution. The expanded offering gives Dassault customers five tiered data… Read more
