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
Tag Archives: aviation
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
Air Canada finally announces Wi-Fi plan; taps Gogo
Air Canada executives made use of the Gogo inflight connectivity service on one of its two Gogo-equipped Airbus A319s to finally announce to... Continue Reading
Little things matter in airline amenity kits
Last night was another successful annual gathering of airline inflight product representatives, and suppliers of inflight amenity kits which... 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
#PaxEx Podcast: Interiors Explosion and Loyalty Erosion
Greetings from the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. And welcome to Episode 11 of the #PaxEx Podcast. In this episode we discuss ... 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
Gogo takes interiors show by storm with global 2Ku
As Runway Girl Network first reported, Gogo took the occasion of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to announce a tweaked global version... 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
Airlines could elevate to lifestyle brands: Teague
With all the noise out there, it’s not unreasonable to expect an airline to flounder in its attempts to differentiate itself from its ... 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
Another Air France PED incident begs seat question
Air France has been beset with what appears to be a disproportionate number of incidents involving passengers’ personal electronic devices (... Continue Reading
1