Satellite PaxEx Airlines

PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

Viva selects SES multi-orbit inflight connectivity with Gilat Sidewinder terminal; spans GEO (SES) plus LEO (OneWeb)

Viva is bringing its fleet online with SES to deliver onboard inflight internet service, pairing the low-profile Gilat Sidewinder antenna with SES’s GEO satellite constellation and LEO capacity via Eutelsat Oneweb. The announcement signals a move toward multi-orbit connectivity architecture at airline scale.

Also: Runway Girl

2026-06-01T11:21:46.712952-07:00

Viasat Satellite Orders Defense Industry & Major Contractors

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Viasat to Provide Satcom for Lockheed Martin-built ‘Hurricane Hunter’ Aircraft

By Via Satellite: Viasat will equip two aircraft in NOAA’s “Hurricane Hunter” program with a hybrid satcom solution under a new award from Lockheed Martin. Hurricane.

Also: Seeking Alpha

2026-06-01T12:57:51.854408-07:00

Supply Chain Airbus Airlines

AirInsight • Ernest Arvai

Swiss to Part Out Two A220-100 Aircraft

By AirInsight: Swiss, a launch customer for the A220, has elected to part out two A220-100 aircraft that are less than ten years old due to continuing GTF engine issues.

2026-06-01T11:57:46.240956-07:00

Routes Middle East PaxEx Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Pushes Middle East Flight Suspensions Through the Entire Summer Season

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways is extending flight cancellations to most of its destinations in the Middle East until October 25 at the earliest, as uncertainty persists over the Trump administration’s ability to seal a peace deal with Iran.

2026-06-01T12:12:44.660793-07:00

Event GA AI Oshkosh FlightSim

Flying Magazine • Matt Herr

Airhart Is Bringing the Future of the Cockpit to Oshkosh

By Flying Magazine: At EAA AirVenture 2026, Airhart Aeronautics will showcase its context-aware avionics suite, a real customer aircraft, live podcast recordings, and hands-on simulator sessions.

2026-06-01T10:41:28.253093-07:00

AI PaxEx Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Skift • Adriana Lee

The High Cost of Infinite Search: How AI Agents Break Travel Economics

By Skift: Learn how AI influences travel search costs, reshaping the economics of booking across the industry.

2026-06-01T12:11:08.471814-07:00

Routes ATC Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Reuters • Feras Dalatey, Joanna Plucinska

Exclusive: Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace

By Reuters: Syria recorded nearly 12,000 aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more than a decade.

2026-06-01T12:11:33.185807-07:00

Frequent-flyer programs Airlines

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Allegiant CEO Says Credit Cards Are the Airline's Biggest Revenue Opportunity

By Skift: Anderson said Allegiant was considering other areas to grow non-ticket revenue but added that the company would share more on those initiatives during an investor day later this year or early next year.

2026-06-01T12:56:17.305268-07:00

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