Bill Gates-backed Kymeta eyes new partners in inflight connectivity
Having recently secured a manufacturing partnership with Sharp Corp, Kymeta is on track to meet its flat-panel antenna hardware and software... Continue Reading
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What airlines can learn from Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains
“If only we had a bullet train.” That’s how most visitors to Japan respond after experiencing Japan’s super-efficient, scrupulously clean, s... Continue Reading
Eurostar aims to take plane’s lunch money with revamped trains
Eurostar, the international train operator that carries more passengers between London and the European cities of Paris and Brussels than al... Continue Reading
Hardy’s Wessex shimmers in Madding Crowd
William Faulkner set most of his major works in the fictional Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha. Agatha Christie had the quaint English vi... Continue Reading
Vampire mockumentary Shadows bites off too much
Ask any passenger what is their favorite IFE genre and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Some swear by comedies, for others itR... Continue Reading
As Inmarsat launches third GX satellite, pricing questions arise
Inmarsat and International Launch Services (ILS) today launched the I-5 F3 satellite aboard a Proton-M rocket, bringing the Inmarsat Global ... Continue Reading
New LHR T5 Aspire lounge puts #PaxEx ball firmly in BA’s court
The most anticipated airport lounge of the year — certainly for British travellers — is now open at London Heathrow’s terminal 5, the home o... Continue Reading
Zodiac examines prepreg production options after factory blast
Zodiac Aerospace is continuing to determine how it will maintain production levels for aircraft interiors components following the explosion... Continue Reading
Opinion: Justice Department dropped the ball during consolidation
Earlier this week the four largest airlines in the USA confirmed that the Department of Justice is seeking information from them related to ... Continue Reading
Vile, tin-eared The Voices not worth listening to
Every few years a small, buzz-worthy film emerges from the Sundance Film Festival that is so awful it threatens to give genuinely good Sunda... Continue Reading
Kontron comes out loud and proud about wireless system security
News headlines about hackers trying to find vulnerabilities in inflight entertainment (IFE) and communications systems on board aircraft may... Continue Reading
Former flight attendant role proves hugely beneficial to eGate exec
If multi-tasking was considered art, eGate Solutions senior director of business development and operations Cenith Wheeler would be an old w... Continue Reading
Chinese carriers want connectivity partners to share costs and data
BEIJING: China Eastern Airlines and Air China hope inflight connectivity will be profitable and fundamentally change their businesses – but ... Continue Reading
Audio description of IFE in the offing for blind passengers
When she first started her company, Vancouver-based Descriptive Video Works in 2003, Diane Johnson said she did something unusual. Frustrate... Continue Reading
Sekisui’s quiet plastic revolution reveals future of cabin materials
“Airframers, seatmakers, airlines, entertainment suppliers, connectivity providers…and plastic mouldings.” All too often, Aircraft Interiors... Continue Reading
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