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
Tag Archives: IFE
#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
Lumexis seeks to kill overhead IFE with new retail platform for LCCs
For experienced airline investor Ed Shapiro the world’s narrowbody fleet represents near virgin territory for the introduction of innovative... Continue Reading
WestJet says Plus seats on its 767s will be true Premium Economy
WestJet says true Premium Economy seating will be offered on the four Boeing 767-300ERs it is acquiring from Qantas to support longer intern... Continue Reading
Can airlines offer a Gravity-defying experience via wireless IFE?
“You can only watch Gravity so many times.” So said a C-level executive at a growing ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC), who confided that he’s s... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines eyes next steps for improving inflight Wi-Fi
Southwest Airlines has no intention of remaining idle as next generation inflight connectivity technology comes to market. The carrier, whic... Continue Reading
More questions than answers on Embraer tablet integration project
The buzz around Embraer’s E-Jet E2 family of updated regional jets couldn’t be hotter. From the promises of ATR-like costs to the stunning n... Continue Reading
FAA to establish aircraft cyber security working group
The US Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a new industry working group to provide guidance on how to bolster aircraft cyber sec... Continue Reading
Are reports about the death of IFE exaggerated?
While inflight connectivity services may not support bandwidth for streaming movies over the Internet, can’t airlines or a Netflix-type serv... Continue Reading
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