Bluebox on enabling airlines to go app-free for free with wireless IFE
Convincing passengers to download an app in advance of their flight in order to avail of wireless inflight entertainment on board has not al... Continue Reading
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IFC is bi-product of new lifi project; true goal is IFE
A visit to Signify’s Innovation Day in Eindhoven, timed during the city’s Glow Festival, helped to shed more light on the purpose of its par... Continue Reading
Boeing ecoDemonstrator starts Safran, Diehl and KID smart galley trials
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, first established in 2012, continues to advance in its exploration of technologies that can help make avia... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics eyes disruption in content service provider space
Panasonic Avionics is internally studying its content services, and how it can provide “a new value proposition to the airlines that challen... Continue Reading
Thai challenges Gulf airlines on idea that Middle East hubs are better
Many airlines have tried to restrict the growth of Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways by lobbying governments via econ... Continue Reading
TSI Aviation Seats grows its footprint beyond Turkish Airlines
TSI Aviation Seats, a partnership involving Turkish Airlines’ MRO unit Turkish Technic, is enjoying some nice momentum in the aircraft inter... Continue Reading
Smaller seatmakers look to meet narrowbody seat needs of airframers
As the passenger experience stands as 2019 draws to a close, the overwhelming majority of narrowbody airliners, whether from the Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Turkish, Global Eagle bullish on Ku as airline opts to fit 100 twinjets
Global Eagle’s decision to focus on providing inflight connectivity to airlines operating the world’s best-selling narrowbody aircraft famil... Continue Reading
After Collins IFE buy, Burrana ready to grow overhead screen business
Overhead screens are probably best known for serving as humble “dropdown inflight entertainment” on board narrowbody aircraft. Old reruns of... Continue Reading
Pay-to-charge inflight power options continue to evolve
Out of all the ancillary revenue options in the world of airline passenger experience that have yet to come to pass on a meaningful scale, b... Continue Reading
Etihad, Air Arabia may seek EK-FZ benefits but with different PaxEx
Etihad Airways is known for opulence with its A380’s Residence and spacious first class, but it also has a quieter cost-conscious side. That... Continue Reading
British Airways, Collins to revise Club Suite emergency door mechanism
It is something of a truism that no new airline seating product enters into service entirely smoothly. So it was with the table situation on... Continue Reading
Panasonic to offer LCS esports gaming for seatback and wireless IFE
Panasonic Avionics is in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding with esports leader LCS and Academy that will see the infli... Continue Reading
United High-J 767 targets premium markets while de-risking economy
Having scrupulous investors means airlines are on the defensive, even sheepish, when explaining unit cost increases of just a single percent... Continue Reading
Four industry leaders predict the future of onboard power
September’s annual APEX EXPO usually comes shortly after the latest round of consumer personal electronic device changes from Apple, making ... Continue Reading
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