Delta taps Hughes Multi-Network IFC for Select A350s, A321neos

Below are a few excerpts from Runway Girl Network's February 28th article announcing the adoption of Hughes Fusion using ThinAir Plus for A350 and A321neo aircraft.

Delta Air Lines has selected Hughes Network Systems to provide multi-orbit, multi-band inflight connectivity for future new deliveries of select Airbus A350 and A321neo aircraft.

“This expanded contract features the Hughes Fusion multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution, an industry first technology tailored for commercial aviation that simultaneously blends LEO and GEO satellite capacity at Ka and Ku frequency bands,” said Hughes chief operating officer Paul Gaske.

“The multi-orbit and multi-band capability allows Delta to utilize worldwide capacity to deliver an industry leading passenger experience.”

This architecture is supported by ThinKom Solutions’ new ThinAirPlus mix-and-match package combining the ThinKom Ka2517 VICTS antenna talking to Ka GEO with Hughes’ electronically steered antenna (ESA) tucked beside it under the same radome (or positioned elsewhere atop the fuselage) talking to Eutelsat OneWeb, as Hughes previously described to RGN.

Read the full article here.