London, UK – Valour Consultancy forecasts Amazon Leo will connect more than 5,000 commercial and business aviation aircraft by 2035, but warns that the company must move quickly to challenge Starlink’s ever-growing first-mover advantage. According to the market intelligence provider’s latest report, Amazon Leo is entering the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market at a pivotal moment,…
Drone delivery has seen many years of disappointing growth, perhaps best evidenced by Amazon’s difficulty getting Prime Air off the ground despite delivering billions of packages across the globe. The largest barrier has been lack of regulatory approval, which many operators have struggled to overcome. However, in recent months, drone delivery may finally be coming…
For years, the low-cost carrier (LCC) market has represented one of the aviation industry’s greatest untapped opportunities for in-flight connectivity (IFC). While full-service airlines steadily invested in onboard Wi-Fi to enhance the passenger experience, many LCCs remained unconvinced. High installation costs, uncertain monetisation and an absence of competitive pressure meant that connectivity was often viewed…
August 6 2026, 14:00 British Summer Time (BST) London. New research from Valour Consultancy forecasts that non-geosynchronous orbit (NGSO) Ka- and Ku-band in-flight connectivity (IFC) installations in business aviation will reach 8,500 by 2035 as high-speed low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity becomes the preferred primary cabin solution. The finding is one of the headline conclusions…
Ever since the concept of the electric “air taxi” started to gain attention, a narrative has been spun that this form of transportation will be relatively inexpensive to fly, opening up the skies to the average Joe and reducing the strain on overcrowded road networks in cities throughout the world. Indeed, it is worth looking…
With the dust having settled on another Farnborough Airshow, I can’t help thinking of the famous French maxim “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (the more things change, the more they stay the same). Any hope that the passenger eVTOL industry had begun descending from the Gartner hype cycle’s “peak of inflated expectations”…
To say Starlink increased its connectivity prices in business aviation is an understatement. Starlink, without any warning, doubled the cost of connectivity to all business aviation users, new and old, effective immediately. What does this mean for the market as we know it today? When Starlink entered the market in 2022, it was more than…
June 12 2026, 15:00 British Summer Time (BST) London. Valour Consultancy’s latest research forecasts that the global commercial fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, will exceed 5.6 million aircraft by 2050. Its new report, “The Future of Commercial Drones – 2026”, covers delivery, inspection and surveillance, and agricultural applications, and complements the firm’s recently published “The Future of Advanced Air Mobility” study. The agricultural market is already mature, particularly in China where DJI alone…
June 10 2026, 17:00 British Summer Time (BST) London. According to a new report by Valour Consultancy, “The Future of Advanced Air Mobility – 2026”, the in-service fleet of passenger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) “air taxis” will reach 6,824 by 2050. Whilst more conservative than other headline-grabbing forecasts that imply rapid and widespread deployment, it is one grounded in aviation precedent. According to report author Craig Foster, outside China, take-off and…
May 14th 2026, 15:00 British Summer Time (BST) London. According to a new report by Valour Consultancy, “In-Flight Connectivity: China and India Deep Dive – 2026”, the number of connected commercial aircraft in China will reach more than 2,300 by 2035, up from just over 400 today. This will mark a new era where IFC…
A new battle for the future of in-flight connectivity (IFC) is taking shape – and this time, one of the world’s most powerful technology companies is entering the arena. Valour Consultancy’s lead IFEC analyst, David Whelan, is set to begin work on our forthcoming “Amazon Leo: Aviation Deep Dive – 2026” report this May, offering…
London, April 15th, 2026, 11:00 British Summer Time (BST) Flat panel antennas are moving firmly into the mainstream, with shipments across aviation, land mobility and maritime projected to approach half a million units by 2035, according to Valour Consultancy’s new report titled ‘The Future of Flat Panel Antennas – 2026’. The company’s previous analysis, published in 2023, projected flat panel shipments to reach…
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