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Seatback IFE on Delta 737-900; the carrier is focused on bringing accessible IFE to all passengers.

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

A grey wireless charging platform is built into the seat.

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

Large FTS sign in blue against a grey background at AIX 2024 in Hamburg

China’s FTS enters seatback IFE market with 4K wireless solution

Beijing-based avionics and digital systems provider FTS Technologies says it is fielding strong interest in China and elsewhere for its new ... Continue Reading

A FlightPath3D simplified map of North America with an aircraft flying over it. A blue line shows where the aircraft has already traveled.

FlightPath3D embraces inclusivity with new Accessibility Map for IFE

Movement is afoot to significantly improve accessibility in commercial aviation. Indeed, for the second year running, accessibility joined s... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321 with now seatback IFE. An A321 safety card is slotted into the upper literature pocket.

American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies

Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading

Corinne and Verena on the AERQ stand at AIX 2024

VIDEO: AERQ talks AERENA launch on Discover A320 at AIX 2024

Discover Airlines recently installed and started flying AERQ’s new AERENA open IT platform, with seatback screens, on an Airbus A320. ... Continue Reading

Various bits of information are displaying on the Maya IFE system.

Panasonic/Collins MAYA seat concept: immersive or overwhelming?

HAMBURG — One of the showstoppers of the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year was MAYA, a concept business seat designed by Collins Aerospace a... Continue Reading

Stelia Opera Essential header. Image - John Walton

Lightweight Stelia Opera Essential seat asks hard questions in biz

HAMBURG — How light can a business class seat be if you reduce it to its essentials — and what are those essentials for today’s traveller? T... Continue Reading

Panasonic executive speaking at AIX 2023 about Astrova. A wall of screens for IFE are behind him.

Press Release: Air Canada selects Panasonic Astrova IFE for 80+ aircraft

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), a world-leading provider of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions, has... Continue Reading

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) Rave Ultra plus IFE screens on display at AIX

Press Release: Safran announces RAVE Cloud Services

Safran Passenger Innovations is thrilled to announce a set of new cloud-based services to drive its next generation In-Flight Entertainment ... Continue Reading

The MAYA premium suite by Collins and Panasonic has a large wraparound IFE screen.

Press Release: Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Avionics unveil MAYA

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) today jointly unveiled MAYA, a transformative vi... Continue Reading

Various SPI RAVE system displays at an exhibition. SPI will partner with IdeaNova for their Inplay DRM

Press Release: Safran Passenger Innovations taps IdeaNova DRM for IFE

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) and IdeaNova Technologies today announced that SPI’s legacy Inflight Entertainment System, RAVE Wireless,... Continue Reading

IdeaNova Inplay Edge is being displayed on a tablet, which is being used by a passenger.

Press Release: IdeaNova debuts Inplay Edge at AIX 2024

With the goal of addressing the high cost of connectivity and bandwidth limitations to stream high-quality content to a planeload of passeng... Continue Reading

The in-seat IFE screen is playing the movie Wizard of Oz with subtitles.

Op-Ed: The perils and promise of personalized IFE

Personalization of inflight entertainment systems is expected to be one of the key themes at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg on 28-30... Continue Reading

Two passengers are selecting which aircraft seats they want to have a 'Blueprint by JetBlue' watch party with on their IFE screen. Blueprint offers a new kind of experience to JetBlue passengers.

JetBlue designs Blueprint for sensibly personal IFE experience

While airlines have for years made grand promises of personalization and customization through inflight entertainment, many implementations ... Continue Reading