Fast, Streaming Wi-Fi to Further Enhance
Passenger Experience Onboard the New Fleet
CARLSBAD,
Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today
announced that Icelandair has selected its industry-leading
inflight Wi-Fi solution for the airline's new fleet of Airbus
aircraft. The new fleet is expected to service routes between
Iceland and Europe as well as transatlantic flights, and
is scheduled to begin delivery in Q4 CY 2024, marking the first
Airbus aircraft to be operated by Icelandair.
To support Icelandair's passenger experience
goals, Viasat's satellite connectivity service will be configured
to provide a high-quality, fast online experience on all routes it
serves, including streaming entertainment, and real-time
productivity tools, keeping passengers and crew connected
throughout the flight.
While providing fast in-flight connectivity
across popular flight corridors and busy airport hubs, Icelandair
will benefit from Viasat's focus on serving the aviation market –
which it does through a combination of high throughput satellite
capacity and the ability to flex that capacity, to meet demand
where it peaks and is most concentrated. Thanks to this, together
Viasat and Icelandair can provide a consistently high quality,
high-speed, and content-rich in-flight Wi-Fi experience, even
during times of intense demand.
"For several years now, we have enjoyed a great
partnership with Icelandair while servicing its complete Boeing 737
MAX fleet," said Don Buchman, VP and
GM, Commercial Aviation at Viasat. "We understand the patterns of
Icelandair's operation and passenger demand for in-flight Wi-Fi,
and we are excited to extend this experience and trust to include
fast and resilient connectivity on the new Airbus aircraft."
"By expanding our high-speed streaming Wi-Fi
offering to the new aircraft, we are doubling down on the
state-of-the-art connectivity that has become a highly sought-after
element of the Icelandair passenger experience," said Helga Huld
Bjarnadóttir, Director Product and Service Management, Icelandair.
"Viasat has proven to be an innovative and trusted partner for how
we approach the future of Wi-Fi at Icelandair, and we look forward
to continuing this into the future."
For more information about Viasat's in-flight
connectivity solutions, please visit the Company's Commercial
Aviation page at vsat.co/commercial-aviation
About Viasat
Viasat is a global
communications company that believes everyone and everything in the
world can be connected. With offices in 24 countries around the
world, our mission shapes how consumers, businesses, governments
and militaries around the world communicate and connect. Viasat is
developing the ultimate global communications network to power
high-quality, reliable, secure, affordable, fast connections to
positively impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground,
in the air or at sea, while building a sustainable future in space.
In May 2023, Viasat completed its
acquisition of Inmarsat, combining the teams, technologies and
resources of the two companies to create a new global
communications partner. Learn more at www.viasat.com,
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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 Icelandair's
relationship; the introduction of Viasat's IFC services on
Icelandair's new and existing aircraft; the enhanced internet
experience passengers and crew can expect; the availability,
capabilities and performance of the Viasat in-flight internet
equipment, and the ability to direct capacity to demand. Readers
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