CARLSBAD, Calif., and
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and Porter
Airlines today announced Viasat's industry-leading in-flight
connectivity (IFC) solution has been selected for the Toronto-based airline's 30 new Embraer E195-E2
aircraft. The new aircraft will be linefit with Viasat's
high-speed, reliable in-flight internet system and are expected to
enter service in the second half of 2022. Porter is preparing to
grow beyond its current regional eastern Canada- and U.S.-focused network to include
routes to the west coast, southern U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.
Leveraging the Company's unrivaled capacity across its network
of geosynchronous satellites, Viasat's IFC service will provide a
high-speed internet experience in the sky.
"Introducing the E2 into Porter's fleet gives us the ability to
serve customers across North
America," said Kevin Jackson,
executive vice president and chief commercial officer. "Using
Viasat's technology allows us to create a distinct digital
passenger experience for longer routes that builds on our
award-winning approach to hospitality."
Don Buchman, Viasat vice
president and general manager, Commercial Aviation, said, "From our
initial conversations with the Porter Airlines team, it was clear
they place a high-value and emphasis on delivering an enhanced
experience. Our proven IFC system delivers on this promise, which
enables their passengers to benefit from the speeds, capacity and
coverage offered by our ViaSat-2 satellite today, as well as our
next-generation satellite constellation, ViaSat-3, in the
future."
For more information on Porter Airlines, visit:
www.flyporter.com. More information on Viasat's commercial
aviation solutions can be found here.
About Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines provides a warm
and effortless approach to hospitality, restoring glamour and
refinement to air travel. Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in
the World Airline Star Rating®.
The airline currently offers flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec
City, Fredericton,
Saint John, Moncton, Halifax, St.
John's, Thunder Bay,
Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Windsor,
New York (Newark),
Chicago (Midway), Boston and Washington (Dulles), and has seasonal flights
to Mt. Tremblant, Que., Muskoka, Ont., Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Stephenville, N.L.
Visit www.flyporter.com or follow @porterairlines on
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Details of growth plans to provide
North America-wide service are
available at flyporter.com.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company
that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers,
businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or
follow the Company on social media
at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors
created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include among
others, statements related to Viasat and Porter Airlines'
relationship; the introduction of Viasat's IFC service on Porter
Airlines' Embraer E195-E2 aircraft; the enhanced, at-home internet
experience passengers and crew can expect; Porter Airlines'
plan to make the service available to all passengers; the
availability, capabilities and performance of the Viasat in-flight
internet equipment; the timing to connect the Porter fleet and the
number of aircraft to be connected, and the satellites used to
provide the service, including the future speed, capacity and
coverage of the ViaSat-3 satellite constellation. Readers are
cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated
with the construction, launch and operation of the satellite(s)
used to supply these services, including the effect of any anomaly,
operational failure or degradation in satellite performance;
contractual problems; product defects; manufacturing issues or
delays; regulatory issues; technologies not being developed
according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform
according to expectations; and other factors affecting the aviation
sector generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors
contained in Viasat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov,
including Viasat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for
any reason.
Copyright © 2021 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. Viasat,
the Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of
Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used
for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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