'Staggering' Backlog Points to Sunnier Times for In-Flight Connectivity, NSR Says
After a bearish 2018 for the in-flight connectivity market -- with such metrics as contracts signed, installation rates and aircraft outfitted falling short of expectations -- 2019 could be more bullish, blogged Northern Sky Research's Claude Rousseau Sunday. Some challenges…
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remain, such as that an in-flight system can cost as much as $1 million per aircraft and the lack of flat panel electronically steered antennas, he said. But the backlog of aircraft to outfit with high-throughput satellite capacity "is staggering," with around 3,000 expected in the next two years, the analyst said.