Second time’s a charm for Exotic Marigold Hotel
There’s a recurring bit about weak tea in director John Madden’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel that, aside from being ve... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: IFE
Queen of the Skies gets dolled up for final act at British Airways
The jet age may have been ushered in by the Boeing 707 but it was revolutionized by the Boeing 747-400, which was able to link city pairs pr... Continue Reading
United to improve 767 dispatch reliability with interior overhaul
A decision by United Airlines to extend the life of its Boeing 767-300ER fleet means more widebody aircraft crossing the Atlantic Ocean (and... Continue Reading
IFE industry sees strong demand for authentic destination content
Be they hip and stylish, fun and cheeky or sometimes just plain boring, in-room destination videos have been big business for the hospitalit... Continue Reading
Airlines have not yet picked 10-abreast layout for A350: Airbus
Have any Airbus A350 XWB customers selected a 10-abreast economy class seating configuration for the new widebody? The answer to that questi... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: X + Y = comedy gold in timely While We’re Young
Long before it was co-opted by cynical marketing types to sell iPads, craft beers and GoPro cameras to tech-hungry Millennials, the word aut... Continue Reading
McFarland, USA outruns sports movie clichés
When it comes to portraying big, strong, corn-fed everyman types onscreen, no one holds a candle to the all-American charms of Kevin Costner... Continue Reading
Air Astana passenger experience exceeds expectations…for now
Air Astana, the Kazakh national carrier, invited me to experience its Boeing 757 longhaul service as part of a media visit recently. The air... 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
LCC flydubai to update seatback entertainment via connectivity
Known in the airline industry as having a lust for innovation, low-cost carrier flydubai has selected Global Eagle Entertainment to fit its ... Continue Reading
OAG wants to make IFE more relevant with its flight data
How can connectivity bring about change to inflight entertainment? It’s all about data and for OAG, a market leader in flight schedule... Continue Reading
Embraer must undertake E2 economy and business cabin redesign
LE BOURGET: Embraer is redesigning its staggered E-Jet E2 business class concept cabin to integrate the IFE screens more closely into the se... Continue Reading
Monarch surprises with Apple Watch app that interfaces with IFE
Being first to market with a concept can be a daunting proposition and one riddled with opportunities for high-profile failure. At the same ... Continue Reading
Paint-by-numbers biopic Big Eyes not frame-worthy
You know you’ve really made it as a filmmaker in Hollywood when your name is used to describe not just a sub-genre but an entire style... 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
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