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
Tag Archives: Air France
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
Revisiting the promise of family zones on planes
Recent discussion about Japan Airlines’ (JAL) reservation system innovation, which shows where children are booked on the aircraft sea... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France chooses Safran’s ECOS bins for A320 fleet
Air France is the first airline in the world to choose Safran Cabin’s latest ECOS luggage compartments to equip its A320 and A321 sing... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France welcomes its first 324-seat Airbus A350
Air France took delivery of its first Airbus A350 at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse (France). This new more environmentally-friendly... Continue Reading
Press Release: FlightPath3D vows “any aircraft, any platform, any device”
Providing a consistent passenger experience across multiple aircraft types, which may be equipped with different systems, is becoming ever m... Continue Reading
Seeking to move the needle on PaxEx topics at APEX and AIX expos
The APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Americas are set to open their doors this week in Los Angeles. The co-located shows are alw... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: Finalists named for LA
The finalists have been named for the Crystal Cabin Award special category, “Best Customer Journey Experience”. Nominees for the trophy, to ... Continue Reading
As Air France drops A380, picks up A220s, a wider deal is speculated
The discussion around breakfast tables at the home of Airbus on the morning of the big Air France deal for small aircraft is how the commitm... Continue Reading
Latécoère details plan to replace rather than complement inflight wifi
Just how much data will passengers need to consume during the life of the next generation of aircraft? And what kind of cabin infrastructure... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France launches live TV on medium-haul fleet
Since 19 July, 2019, Air France’s customers have had complimentary access to TV channel France 24’s full live content, on board their ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France revamps lounge at Washington Dulles
Air France has revealed its completely revamped and more spacious lounge located in the heart of Washington-Dulles International Airport (US... Continue Reading
French aviation tax and internal flight ban highlight externality risk
The French government is instituting a new aviation tax from 2020 in order to add €180m of investment in transport modes with lower environm... Continue Reading
Global Eagle mulls maritime asset divestiture as IFC proves unique
Roughly three years after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) for $550 million with the aim of b... Continue Reading
Beyond Beyoncé: in search of a post-doors model for suite privacy
Last year I coined the idea of the Beyoncé Model for updated business class seats with doors on the side giving business mini-suites: “if yo... Continue Reading
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