Press Release: First A321neo linefit with Intelsat 2Ku delivered to Cathay
Intelsat (formerly Gogo Commercial Aviation) today announced that the first factory-installed Intelsat 2Ku system has been delivered on an A... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Embedded In-flight Entertainment
Panasonic open to offering Arc moving map as standalone product
Panasonic Avionics is open to offering its Arc 3D inflight moving map platform as a standalone product for airlines, after having secured a ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Cathay touts short-haul experience on new A321neo
Cathay Pacific’s state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo aircraft will enter into commercial service on 4 August 2021 when it takes its inaugural fl... Continue Reading
United, Southwest and a long overdue family vacation
After sixteen months and two previously cancelled family trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my family of four was ready for a vacation in C... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines offers real-time seatback shopping on A350s
During the COVID-19 crisis, people have grown accustomed to buying big ticket items online via screens at home. So, it stands to reason that... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA upgrades passenger processing at Prague airport
SITA today announced that it has implemented its new-generation of passenger processing infrastructure at Václav Havel Airport Prague, pavin... Continue Reading
Azul CEO touts Viasat inflight connectivity as installs progress
When Azul began exploring the possibility of bringing inflight Internet to passengers, management reached out to a number of other airlines ... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
How Thales slashed weight from its latest IFE technology
Inflight entertainment hardware stakeholders have long sought to drive weight out of their systems to improve the eco-credentials of their p... Continue Reading
18 months after delivery, Qatar Airways unveils Adient 787-9 cabin
Qatar Airways’ latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner cabins — revealed some eighteen months after the airline took delivery of the aircraft — featu... Continue Reading
Thales teams with Samsung to offer ‘stunning’ 4K IFE
Though the delivery of 4K media for inflight entertainment has long lagged behind IFE screen technology, industry stakeholders have nonethel... Continue Reading
Comparing Delta’s 737-900ER and 757 on New York-Seattle
If I were to tally up all of my flights over the years, New York-Seattle probably tops the list of routes I’ve flown the most. It’s a rather... Continue Reading
Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer
As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading
Touch embraces new IFE model as COVID proves catalyst for change
A large portion of the world fleet was grounded after the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. That not... Continue Reading