The cockpit and cabin applications market is a dynamic ecosystem of digital applications designed to increase the operational efficiency of flights, as well as improving the passenger experience. Airlines are becoming increasingly open to digitalisation and are now seeing the huge benefits of digitalising the aircraft. It would be impossible to cover the market in…
In-person events are ramping back up and we have enjoyed attending several conferences this month. Valour co-founder Craig Foster moderated a session on ‘The Connected Aircraft‘ at Corporate Jet Investor 2022 in London. On the panel, Craig was joined by James Person (Viasat), Michael Skov Christensen (Satcom Direct), James Hardie (Collins Aerospace) and Shuaib Shahid (Gogo). With…
For a video summary of this article, visit our Vimeo channel. The big news from KVH’s financial overview covers two points, really. Martin Kits Heyningen, President and CEO, is retiring, and Brent Bruun is covering the position in the interim, moving from his role of COO. Having interviewed Brent for past research reports, I know…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, so far, the longest and most intense crisis in the history of commercial aviation. Statistics published on the World Bank’s data repository show that passengers carried by air transport fell by 60% worldwide between 2019 and 2020. Fast forward to the end of 2021 and the clouds began to part;…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous shipping (unmanned vessels) are set to transform the mercantile fleets of the world. In addition to the greening of the industry and the smartening of the logistics, there will soon have to be a wholesale revamp of design with respect to understanding of the changes that will be wrought in…
In recent blogs, we’ve made much of the fact that wireless is the only category of in-flight entertainment (IFE) to have grown during the pandemic. But what of the humble seatback screen? A delve into some of the findings from our quarterly IFE tracker service provides some insight into the way this segment has developed…
Valour Consultancy’s Daniel Welch has been invited to participate in an upcoming webinar hosted by Collins Aerospace on Thursday 10 March. The session will discuss how airlines can utilise high-speed connectivity channels to facilitate Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) data reporting. Background Information As connected aircraft operations improve efficiencies and reduce costs, Collins…
Back in 2015, I sat in a presentation by Harald Haas that explained how a superfast alternative to Wi-Fi could soon be used to enable wireless networking on board aircraft. The session focussed on Li-Fi – a term coined by the professor four years earlier that uses light to transmit data at high speed. However,…
The price of oil surpassing $93 per barrel presents a brighter outlook compared to 2020. I won’t delve too much into the inner workings on the energy marketplace as my knowledge is limited, but we do analyse it through the relatively niche lens of maritime connectivity. Many years back, I read at article in the…
Following on from our recent article covering maritime noise pollution, it is time to address the technologies that can mitigate or eliminate this problem. There is no point being unrealistic about this; there is little likelihood that the marine diesel and single-screw cargo ship will disappear within the foreseeable future. So, the initial section will…
Valour Consultancy is inviting service providers, operators, integrators, end-users, suppliers and other market stakeholders to participate in our upcoming maritime cybersecurity and cellular technologies research studies. Participants will take part in a research interview conducted by our maritime analyst team. This will help to ensure your organisation is accurately represented in the report, which is…
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