CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat
Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company,
announced today JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) selected the Viasat in-flight
connectivity (IFC) system for the airline's new fleet of 70 Airbus
A220-300 aircraft – for delivery beginning in 2020, with the option
for 50 additional aircraft.
JetBlue and Viasat have maintained a long-lasting partnership,
first launching the Viasat-powered Fly-Fi in-flight Wi-Fi service
in December 2013. Since the initial
introduction, the two companies have received numerous accolades
for bringing free, high-speed, high-quality in-flight Wi-Fi to
every seat onboard, with JetBlue being further recognized as the
only airline to offer free, fast and full in-flight Wi-Fi
capabilities—from streaming, web browsing and more—across the
airline's entire fleet.
"Since launching Fly-Fi, JetBlue has set the pace for how
airlines should offer in-flight entertainment and internet services
to customers," said Mariya
Stoyanova, director, product development, JetBlue. "We're
creating powerful, engaging onboard experiences with our
Viasat-powered Fly-Fi service. Our new agreement with Viasat is a
strong endorsement to their ongoing commitment to technology
advancement, which we believe will help us continue to deliver
great experiences to our customers—no matter where they fly with
us."
JetBlue's new Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be outfitted with
Viasat's latest Ka-band IFC kit, and is compatible with Viasat's
complete fleet of satellites, including Viasat's first-generation
spacecraft – ViaSat-1, WildBlue-1 and Anik F2, its jointly-owned
European satellite, KA-SAT; its second-generation spacecraft
ViaSat-2, and the forthcoming ViaSat-3 class of satellites, which
is expected to offer near global coverage and nearly eight times
more capacity than Viasat's current fleet—which means even more
enhanced connectivity and streaming services across JetBlue's
flight routes.
"We're incredibly proud to equip JetBlue's entire new Airbus
fleet with our ViaSat-3 capable IFC solution—which we expect will
deliver even higher quality entertainment and connectivity
services," said Don Buchman, vice
president and general manager, Commercial Aviation at Viasat.
"What's exciting about our partnership, is that throughout the
years we have maintained a shared goal: to keep the end-customer
front and center by delivering a state-of-the-art connectivity
system that would offer a home-like internet experience in the air.
With our current and future satellite fleet, we are ready to serve
JetBlue as they broaden their plans within the Americas and across
to Europe."
JetBlue was recently named the number one U.S. domestic
airline in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2019. As
part of this acknowledgment, JetBlue was recognized for its
continued investment and coverage expansion of the free Fly-Fi
connectivity service.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes
everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more
than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers,
businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate
Blog, or follow the Company on social media
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of
1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements include among others, statements that refer to
the speed, performance, value, availability, coverage,
capacity and reliability of Viasat's in-flight internet
and satellite systems; the ability to meet future broadband
demands, including through the ViaSat-3 satellite platform;
and the installation of the Viasat in-flight internet
system on JetBlue's aircraft. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ include: contractual problems; product
defects; manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues;
technologies not being developed according to anticipated
schedules, or that do not perform according to
expectations; Viasat's ability to realize the anticipated
benefits of the ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 satellite
platforms; unexpected expenses or delays related to the satellite
systems; the ability to successfully
implement Viasat's business plan for broadband satellite
services on Viasat's anticipated timeline or at all,
including with respect to the ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3
satellite platforms; risks associated with the construction, launch
and operation of Viasat's satellites, including the
effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in
satellite performance; and increased competition and other factors
affecting the aviation sector generally. In addition, please refer
to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings
available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Copyright © 2019 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. Viasat, the
Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of
Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used
for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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