Delta seeks to gain edge with Thales FlytEDGE, eyes multi-network IFC
Cloud-based content management and edge-caching are seeing momentum in the skies, with Delta Air Lines revealing at CES 2025 that the US maj... Continue Reading
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United ramps up narrowbody fleet retrofit with Signature interior
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is promising passengers more of that “new plane smell” in 2025, with more new aircraft being inducted ... Continue Reading
Lots to like in Icelandair Saga Premium aboard the 737 MAX
With a narrower fuselage diameter than Airbus A320 family aircraft, the capacity-maximized Boeing 737 MAX is not necessarily known as being ... Continue Reading
Emirates A350-900 flies with new Thales AVANT Up features
Emirates has introduced a number of passenger experience firsts aboard its new Airbus A350-900. Now in revenue service on Dubai-Edinburgh an... Continue Reading
Positive JAL A350-1000 experience tarnished by IFE snafu
After another successful journey to Japan for a week of trains and fantastic dining — in what has become something of an annual tradition fo... Continue Reading
How Panasonic Avionics solved Covid-era supply chain constraints
Supply chain bottlenecks affected companies and industries across the globe during the Covid pandemic. But inflight entertainment and connec... Continue Reading
Icelandair A321LR features several firsts including Astrova IFE debut
REYKJAVIK — A light rain did not dampen the celebratory mood today at Icelandair’s Keflavík Airport (KEF) hub, where the carrier welco... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: A Viasat chat as connectivity becomes entertainment
Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience and industry’s sustainability initiatives. We’... Continue Reading
Press Release: Ethiopian, Thales celebrate A350-1000 with AVANT Up
In Toulouse, France, Ethiopian Airlines and Thales celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first A350-1000 aircraft, which is also the firs... Continue Reading
AERQ ceases operations citing IFE market entry obstacles
AERQ is shuttering operations after facing significant obstacles in its bid to enter the embedded inflight entertainment space. Founded in 2... Continue Reading
Crazy Rich Asians: the perfect, ubiquitous inflight movie
What is it that makes a movie just perfect for watching inflight? It struck me recently, as I relaxed in my airline seat to the strains of C... Continue Reading
Press Release: Spafax celebrates 10 years of The Hub
Spafax is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Hub, a key pillar of its inflight entertainment (IFE) services. Launched in 2014, T... Continue Reading
Premium domestic travel arms race intensifies with United Next rollout
One thousand and two hundred days. That’s how long it took for your author to finally snag a ride aboard a United Airlines narrowbody equipp... Continue Reading
When will the U.S. enact negotiated rulemaking for accessible IFE?
Several airlines including Delta are leading the charge to bring accessible IFE to passengers — of their own volition. Outside of industry&#... Continue Reading
Is wireless charging the new iPod eXport in aviation?
Fifteen years ago, airlines were demonstrating their very latest integration success with passengers’ personal electronic devices: the eXpor... Continue Reading