Boeing, IFE experts hit back at hacker claims in FBI report
Boeing and IFE experts are hitting back at claims in a FBI report that suggest security researcher Chris Roberts hacked an inflight entertai... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: IFE
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
Nervy, neo-noir Nightcrawler is must see inflight TV
As recent events in Baltimore have made painfully clear, the old network news axioms: “If it bleeds, it leads” and “If it ... Continue Reading
Irish IFE player jumps into wireless space with new retail portal
It’s a groan-worthy scenario that occurs regularly: you’re flying medium-haul in the back of the “bus” and there’s no seat... Continue Reading
UPDATE: JetBlue expands free streaming options beyond Amazon
Want to stream Amazon Prime video content while flying? JetBlue will soon provide Amazon Prime members with access to tens of thousands of t... Continue Reading
Inherent Vice’s 70s saga loses mojo mid-flight
Like Woody Allen and New York City, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson seems to understand the strange, sprawling beauty of Los ... Continue Reading
Under the Skin will crawl into your psyche
Birdman may have feathered it’s nest with award season gold of every ilk this year, but, as far as truly daring, boldly-original filmm... Continue Reading
Experts flag concerns about charging devices on takeoff and landing
Prominent aircraft engineering and certification experts want industry and regulators to take a closer look at the safety implications of al... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Aircraft Seat Shenanigans Feature at AIX
Welcome to Episode 23 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Seth Miller, author of the popular Wandering Aramean blog and a r... Continue Reading
ANZ’s refurbished 777-200 Business Premier raises the bar
When airlines refurbish their existing aircraft, supposedly to bring them up to the standard of newer purchases, more often than not they mi... Continue Reading
Rockwell gunning for competitive edge in single-aisle IFEC market
Having mopped up the avionics business across Boeing’s next gen aircraft portfolio, including on the 787 and 777X, Rockwell Collins would se... Continue Reading
Southwest working with AT&T, Global Eagle on IFEC enhancements
Southwest Airlines is working with AT&T Mobility Solutions Services and its inflight entertainment and connectivity partner, Global Eagl... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s first class: And Heather Cho flipped out on nuts?
Since last September I’ve flown from Paris to Seoul to Shanghai and back on Korean Air, spending some hard-earned points to travel in first ... Continue Reading
New PaxEx partnership could offer powerful proposition to airlines
Leading inflight power supplier Astronics and tray table innovator SmartTray have inked a new exclusive agreement to work together, combinin... Continue Reading
Media hysteria is creating new crop of fearful flyers: experts
Hard numbers illustrating just how many people suffer from aerophobia, or a fear of flying, are hard to come by. In 1980 Boeing commissioned... Continue Reading
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