Qantas starts international wifi

[moa999]

EBQ out of SYD after 11 days, so put it on hump watch.

Hump watch - QPD, ZNE*, ZNH*, EBQ
In maint - ZNF (HKG),
* Highly likely complete

 

[BrianQQ]

(Excluding the AY aircraft both wet and dry (QPK L) which have a bump but afaik the wrong antenna).

Late reply, but yes I think AY uses Panasonic, not Viasat.

AY uses ViaSat KA, as posted by below.

 

[oz_mark]

Late reply, but yes I think AY uses Panasonic, not Viasat.

AY uses Viasat Ka band.

 

[BrianQQ]

AY uses Viasat Ka band.

Oop- never mind. Might have got things mixed up ;3;

 

[moa999]

Late reply, but yes I think AY uses Panasonic, not Viasat.

AY uses ViaSat KA, as posted by below.

This article suggests Panasonic Ku band for Finnair.

Finnair to begin Wi-Fi installation on A330s this year

Finnair has announced that it will be bringing Wi-Fi to its A330 aircraft for long-haul flights, with the installation to be finished by May 2017.

www.futuretravelexperience.com

 

[BrianQQ]

This article suggests Panasonic Ku band for Finnair.

Finnair to begin Wi-Fi installation on A330s this year

Finnair has announced that it will be bringing Wi-Fi to its A330 aircraft for long-haul flights, with the installation to be finished by May 2017.

www.futuretravelexperience.com

Thought so. I vaguely remember trying to login to the AY portal, greeted with a Panasonic page.

 

[#flying]

EBQ out of SYD after 11 days, so put it on hump watch.

Hump watch - QPD, ZNE*, ZNH*, EBQ
In maint - ZNF (HKG),
* Highly likely complete

Flew EBQ today. Confirm still no hump and no inflight wifi.

 

[Daver6]

On QF66 on Tuesday (A332). Informed it had internet while over South Africa and then again hitting Australia. Internet was unavailable for the entire flight though.