Virgin America seeks to patent groundbreaking IFE process
Virgin America is generally considered to be the first airline amongst its peers to offer buy-on-board (BOB) functionality via its Red infli... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: in-flight entertainment
Op-Ed: ‘Tube fighting’ at 35,000ft
Many of us like to spend part of our pay checks on pay-per-view TV events involving angry guys – and sometimes gals – fighting e... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: PaxEx Promises Promises
Welcome to Episode 5 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Joe Brancatelli, prominent business travel columnist and consultant, and creator of... Continue Reading
Southwest, DISH extend ‘TV Flies Free’ promo
Southwest Airlines and DISH have extended their partnership and agreed to continue offering their ‘TV Flies Free’ promotion thro... Continue Reading
Samsung keeps its eye on the travel prize
On the eve of the massive International CES show in Las Vegas, news broke that Samsung wants to parlay its technology into automotive naviga... Continue Reading
How Lufthansa won a lifetime customer
In an era when stories about airline service tend to be negative, it is nice to hear a story of exceptional service, and even more interesti... Continue Reading
IFE becomes comfort factor for passengers
In years past, self-proclaimed experts have predicted a “disruption” in the inflight entertainment industry that would see wireless IFE repl... Continue Reading
Airbus developing new interior for A320
Airbus is working to develop a new interior for its A320 family, in a move that will better position the single-aisle airliners to compete &... Continue Reading
Measuring aircraft seat pitch with iPads
In recent months, I’ve travelled several times with two of Europe’s legacy airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa. Having exper... Continue Reading
Airlines to sell events in real time on board
Payment technology specialist GuestLogix is on the verge of signing up an airline to begin leveraging inflight connectivity to enable passen... Continue Reading
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