Can embedded IFE survive distribution without borders?
It’s no secret that the aircraft finance and leasing crowd are not big fans of inflight entertainment systems – indeed they consider I... Continue Reading
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New wireless IFE provider seeks to differentiate with price
As with all things, IFE systems are susceptible to change. Strides are being made every day to improve what exists already, moving at a pace... Continue Reading
Air Canada CEO praises high-density 777s
Air Canada is enjoying significant benefits from the deployment of five high-density, 458-seat Boeing 777-300ERs, says company CEO Calin Rov... Continue Reading
Solid State moves lightning fast on tablet IFE
For most companies in the IFEC space transitioning from concept to product to installed customer systems is a long, slow process. Upstart So... Continue Reading
VIDEO: New seat concept brings us face-to-face
We’ve done it on trains. We’ve even done it on planes (years ago on Southwest Airlines). Sit across from each other, that is. But now a majo... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins plots IFEC plan with new vigor
In 2006, Rockwell Collins famously opted not to develop inflight entertainment (IFE) systems for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787, which effec... Continue Reading
Could Airbus get Cozy?
Okay, this should be filed *purely* in the rumor category but today a deeply embedded aviation industry executive (with no stake in Thompso... Continue Reading
New IFE lets passengers use their own headphones
Multiple non-US airlines are grappling with what is being described by one major operator as “a logistical nightmare” after Panasonic Avioni... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Lumexis reveals third generation IFE
With inflight PED usage now standard on most US carriers and connectivity swiftly becoming the “new normal” industry-wide, one c... Continue Reading
No sight of 11-abreast Airbus A380 mock-up at AIX
So, just how crowded is an 11-abreast layout on the Airbus A380? Alas, we still don’t really know. The manufacturer had promised it would ha... Continue Reading
10-abreast A350 XWB clearly part of Airbus pitch
It’s important to have a strong vision and pride in the products one produces. For Christopher Emerson, Airbus’s SVP marketing, ... Continue Reading
Low-cost carrier flydubai scolds IFE suppliers
At the outset of the 2014 Airline Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg, Germany, flydubai’s VP, inflight product expressed sincere gra... Continue Reading
Gol to offer comfort option on all domestic flights
Brazilian carrier Gol is expanding its extra legroom product dubbed Gol + Conforto to 80% of its fleet by May to ensure the offering is avai... Continue Reading
PED stowage solution created for high pocket seats
Inflight entertainment specialist SkyCast is charging hard to bring a ‘high pocket’ version of its TabCaddy product to the retro... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Aircraft interiors market has never been hotter
The aircraft interiors market has never been hotter. A new research report says aircraft interiors business in North America currently accou... Continue Reading
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