Slimmer armrests let Southwest make claim of more seat space
The new “wider” seats for Southwest Airlines’s future Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAXs are on display this week at the company... Continue Reading
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Banks drag their feet on chip cards as liability shift takes hold
In the age of ancillary revenue — and a week after EMV chip card liability shifted in the United States — making it as easy as possible for ... Continue Reading
India’s Vistara uses wireless IFE as stopgap to connectivity
DELHI: India’s refusal to revoke its rule – at least for the moment – to permit live inflight connectivity over Indian airspace ... Continue Reading
Panasonic re-ups on live sports with IMG; no IPL cricket yet
It takes a lot to surprise Panasonic Avionics when it comes to inflight entertainment, but the increasing popularity of live sports on the p... Continue Reading
Major Hollywood studios hit back at BAE Systems’ IFE claim
Hollywood ‘big six’ movie studios have hit back at BAE Systems’ claim that one of them has given its blessing to the defen... Continue Reading
Astronics demos USB Type-C, the in-seat power ports of the future
If you own an overwhelming slice of the pie in a particular market, do you stop innovating? No, says onboard technology powerhouse Astronics... Continue Reading
Cabin concept seeks to provoke questions about passenger desire
In the landmark Chicago Area Transportation Study of 1955-1962, urban planners defined desire lines as “the shortest line between orig... Continue Reading
BAE Systems shame: defense contractor walks back part of IFE claim
PORTLAND, OREGON — In a stunning last-minute walkback as the APEX Expo ended on Thursday afternoon, BAE Systems changed its tune on precisel... Continue Reading
Telefonix seeks to snatch Kontron’s crown in wireless space
Inflight entertainment and connectivity is an incestuous business. It’s not uncommon for managers to jump ship to rival firms – or leave the... Continue Reading
GEE backs up BAE claim that studios have okayed EW streaming
PORTLAND, OREGON — The hot topic of the APEX Expo continues to be BAE Systems managing to secure early window content from two of the big si... Continue Reading
Landmark Sony, Global Eagle pact is music to passengers’ ears
When Pete Seeger adapted the third chapter of The Book of Ecclesiastes into the hit song “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a ... Continue Reading
BAE Systems stuns industry with studio approval for EW streaming
PORTLAND, OREGON — The big buzz on the first day of the APEX Expo this year is that BAE Systems had achieved the unthinkable: early window c... Continue Reading
Wall Street analyst warns of growing passenger entitlement
WASHINGTON, DC – In comments that some believe are more reminiscent of the delusional rantings of Donald Trump’s hairpiece, a le... Continue Reading
Teague’s pie in the sky future poses thought-provoking questions
PORTLAND, OREGON — At the APEX Expo’s educational sessions today, Devin Liddell, a principal design strategist at Teague, proposed a notiona... Continue Reading
Airlines jump on the inflight entertainment advertising train
PORTLAND, OREGON – The digital media market is estimated at more than $1 billion of the overall $10 billion market opportunity for inf... Continue Reading
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