The holiday season is here, and for many of us, this means flying across the country to see family or–if we’re lucky–across the world to escape the winter. In either case, boarding a plane in the US ...

The simple answer is yes, you have to put your phone in airplane mode on a plane. Why? Because the Federal Aviation Administration mandates it. FAA regulations require all passengers to put their ...

Air travelers are required by the Federal Aviation Agency and the Federal Communications Commission to put their phone in airplane mode for the duration of the flight; here’s what that means and how ...

With thousands of aircraft operating across the skies daily, harmonized radio spectrum usage is critical, says ITU's Nikolai ...

Boeing and United Airlines test new digital communications system on 737-8 jet, aiming to improve flight operations for safer ...

Aircell has developed a new inflight communications system for business aircraft that combines voice, narrowband data and cockpit data link services into a single unit. The ST 4300, which provides ...

Boeing and United Airlines are partnering to test out an internet-based data communication system meant to improve the flow ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., SES and Hughes Network Systems team to present a multiorbit satellite communications (SATCOM) using a GA-ASI-supplied MQ-9B SkyGuardian, a remotely piloted ...

Space agency has tested rigid and ground-based versions of a state-of-the-art antenna and aims to field an aerogel-based variant later this year. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted ...

Boeing has completed flight trials of advanced internet-based communications technology using a United Airlines 737 Max 8, ...

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