BBC Studios, Panasonic could offer IFE over-the-top via BBC Player
Working with select streaming platform sponsors, some airlines today offer cleverly curated stored content channels via their seatback infli... Continue Reading
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American pivots to Starlink for 500-plus Airbus narrowbodies
Gravitating towards low-latency non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satcom since its 2023 decision to bring multi-orbit inflight connec... Continue Reading
New inflight map Inplay Navigator enters the picture
As one of most watched channels on seatback IFE screens in the world fleet, the inflight moving map has steadily grown in popularity over th... Continue Reading
How SIMONA Boltaron meets airline aesthetic standards with Terreform
Eager to improve the sustainability credentials of aircraft cabins, high-performance thermoplastic specialist SIMONA Boltaron in 2021 introd... Continue Reading
RAVE supercharges IFE development with new OS and App Marketplace
Seeking to accelerate development cycles in inflight entertainment and bring dramatic enhancements to the passenger experience — including v... Continue Reading
SES advances work on multi-band ESA for meoSphere + LEO IFC
Preparing to offer meoSphere Ka-band Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) plus Ka- or Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectiv... Continue Reading
Diehl Space³ lav to enter service this year, narrowbody variant afoot
Diehl Aviation’s award-winning aircraft lavatory innovation, Space³, is slated to enter revenue service with an undisclosed airline before t... Continue Reading
Hello from Air Canada A321XLR Aurora suite as service flow explained
The debut of Collins Aerospace’s Aurora lie-flat suite aboard American Airlines’ new Airbus A321XLR twinjets has been met with m... Continue Reading
Why aviation sustainability and accessibility are interconnected
Following an uplifting few days in Hamburg at the Passenger Experience Conference and Aircraft Interiors Expo, your author was encouraged by... Continue Reading
Gilat confident on entering Airbus catalog
As the inflight connectivity market rapidly evolves to facilitate new NGSO constellations, and airframers shape their IFC catalogs to accomm... Continue Reading
VIDEO: RECARO reveals AI-powered seat control for R7 premium seat
HAMBURG — When RECARO Aircraft Seating sent out a press release touting its R7 Horizon technology demonstrator in advance of the Aircraft In... Continue Reading
Boeing and Airbus develop tactile placard standard for aircraft
HAMBURG — Tactile placards and high-contrast iconography are vital to making aircraft cabins more accessible. That’s why Boeing and Airbus a... Continue Reading
Thales’ new Tandem OLED-based FlytEDGE Aura IFE shines bright
HAMBURG — Two years ago, Thales became the first amongst its peers in the embedded inflight entertainment space to publicly launch a clearly... Continue Reading
Do fast Wi-Fi and the shift in media consumption portend BYOL IFE?
If a major streaming platform ever owned a major Hollywood studio, would it change the trajectory of inflight streaming and by extension, th... Continue Reading
Jiatai looks to secure linefit offerability for premium economy seats
Work is afoot at Jiatai to secure linefit offerability with airframers for its premium economy seating platforms for widebody aircraft. Long... Continue Reading