Will airline licensing kerfuffle create opportunity for indie artists?
As the major record labels, such as Sony, push for airlines to face liability for alleged music licensing abuses, and the album becomes obso... Continue Reading
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How a little known IFE firm landed Monarch Airlines as a customer
When Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) announced on 1 August that it had installed a wireless inflight entertainment system on six... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Airframers, suppliers collaborate to shorten lead times for seats
Consumer technology changes every six to 12 months, but the lead times required for bringing new aircraft seats with inflight entertainment ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa keeps middle seats, but makes changes in 747-400 refit
In what could be perceived as a quiet downgrade for business class passengers, Lufthansa is keeping middle seats on its Boeing 747-400 fleet... Continue Reading
Lufthansa creates exclusive atmosphere in new Premium Economy
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, was a day of firsts for Star Alliance member and German flagship carrier Lufthansa. Departing gate Z52 at Frankfu... Continue Reading
Could major US airline create an economy minus cabin?
A US legacy airline is shopping around the idea that it’s planning to create an “economy minus” cabin in a move to a new model of dome... Continue Reading
Hybrid IFE models emerge to meet airlines’ varying requirements
Nobody doubts that ‘bring your own device’ on board aircraft is a movement that is here to stay (until perhaps we enter a Minority Report-ty... Continue Reading
Panasonic reveals LED lighting plan for aircraft cabins
B/E Aerospace, its new Emteq unit, Diehl Aerospace, and other aircraft cabin lighting specialists will soon be contending with a new, perhap... Continue Reading
Spafax goes Hollywood to be on forefront of content on-the-go
For the past few decades content service providers (CSPs) have played a pivotal role in bringing entertainment content to IFE systems on boa... Continue Reading
Etihad goes way outside Boeing’s catalog for its first 787-9
EVERETT: As Gulf carriers scramble to one-up each other to create the most opulent and well appointed aircraft interiors, Etihad Airways thi... Continue Reading
Aircraft Interiors Expo and APEX can and will coexist
As recently as 2008, when I attended my first Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), IFE manufacturers and connectivity solutions providers were onl... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Systems presents seat-back IFE with a twist
If foot traffic around Lufthansa Systems’ booth at the APEX Expo last week was any indication, the company’s new integrated tablet IFE solut... Continue Reading
Airbus facilitates passengers with reduced mobility
Using today’s small aircraft lavatories requires even the most physically mobile passengers to be dexterous and flexible. But what do ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: BAE Systems gets off to a solid start with wireless IFE
As BAE Systems continues to try to break into the inflight entertainment and in-seat power market, a more refined version of its so-called I... Continue Reading
Turkish-made seat set to debut on 737s with Thales IFE
ANAHEIM: Lurking within the large Thales booth at the APEX Expo is a little known seat manufacturer named TSI Aviation Seats. The subsidiary... Continue Reading
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