Major players in the satellite-delivered cabin connectivity sector are forecasting upbeat industry trends.

Chicago-based broadband connectivity provider Gogo announced Sept. 28 that the company is upgrading its North America ground-based and global satellite networks to boost inflight connectivity speeds for commercial and business aviation to over 100Mbps.

Air France-KLM has signed an agreement with connectivity provider Gogo, covering Wi-Fi installation across 124 long-haul aircraft.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines will add two more Airbus A320s to its fleet this year and one additional Boeing 777-200ER from summer 2018, representing an investment value of more than €100 million ($112 million), according to a statement.

Enabling controllers at airport air traffic control (ATC) towers to transmit flight clearance information to pilots via text message will reduce flight delays and potentially expand capacity at crowded airports, according to FAA.

Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for Lufthansa Group's entire Airbus A320 aircraft family.

Qatar Airways has become the first airline to sign on for the Aireon-FlightAware flight tracking solution GlobalBeacon.

Connectivity gives more entertainment and information options on the aircraft, but passengers don’t want to talk