EL AL
Israel
Airlines
recently
announced
the purchase
of 16 new
Boeing 787
Dreamliner
aircraft as
part of its
focus on
customer
service and
innovation.
The Airline
is committed
to provide
its
passengers
with a high
quality of
service
experience
and a 'Home
Away from
Home'
feeling.
Powering
this
experience
is ViaSat's
in-flight
internet
equipment,
which will:
-
Connect
to
ViaSat-2,
the
highest
capacity
communications
satellite
in the
world,
giving
EL AL
passengers
a
high-speed,
high-quality
internet
connection
from
across
North
America
and the
Atlantic
Ocean to
Europe.
ViaSat-2
will
offer
the most
Ka-band
capacity
across
the
TransAtlantic
bridge,
allowing
EL AL
passengers
to
stream
more
internet
content
–
faster,
as well
as keep
flight
crews
connected
for
enhanced
passenger
service.
-
Connect
to the
ViaSat/Eutelsat
jointly-owned
KA-SAT
satellite,
which
offers
more
capacity
over
Europe
than any
other
communications
satellite.
ViaSat's
in-flight
internet
equipment is
optimized to
take full
advantage of
both
satellite
systems and
is the only
equipment
today that
can offer
passengers
the
highest-speed
Ka-band
connections
when flying
on EL AL's
TransAtlantic
routes.
"EL AL is
dedicated to
ensuring
passenger
comfort –
and having
the most
advanced
aircraft in
our fleet
with the
most
advanced
internet
service
onboard
fulfills
this
commitment,"
said
Nimrod
Borovitz,
Head of
Strategy and
Business
development,
EL AL Israel
Airlines.
"We made a
promise to
our
passengers
as well as
our flight
and ground
crew to
deliver the
future of
the
connected
aircraft,
where we
could
provide
on-the-ground
internet
experiences
– with the
industry's
fastest
speeds and
highest
quality – at
35,000
feet. By
partnering
with ViaSat,
we feel
confident we
can achieve
this goal."
"We built
ViaSat-2
with an
airline like
EL AL in
mind, giving
complete
access to
fast and
reliable
internet
across their
flight
routes from
North
America
to
Tel Aviv,"
said
Don Buchman,
vice
president
and general
manager,
Commercial
Mobility,
ViaSat. "EL
AL was our
launch
customer
in Europe,
and we have
built a
strong,
collaborative
partnership
– one that
is founded
on
innovation
and service
excellence.
We are proud
to be their
in-flight
internet
partner-of-choice,
and will
continue to
bring new
innovations,
from
ViaSat-2
coupled with
our
in-flight
internet
equipment,
to help EL
AL meet
their pledge
to passenger
service,
quality and
commitment."