Lufthansa Systems presents seat-back IFE with a twist
If foot traffic around Lufthansa Systems’ booth at the APEX Expo last week was any indication, the company’s new integrated tablet IFE solut... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: In-flight services
Airbus facilitates passengers with reduced mobility
Using today’s small aircraft lavatories requires even the most physically mobile passengers to be dexterous and flexible. But what do ... Continue Reading
Opinion: Aireon offers flight tracking to industry that craves redundancy
Redundancy. Redundancy. Redundancy. This is the aviation ethic demanded of virtually every aspect of flying, and should be demanded for airc... Continue Reading
Bombardier picks Iridium satcom for CSeries
Bombardier has further honed the satcom plan for its CSeries twinjet, selecting Iridium to power its avionics, RGN can reveal. “We’re starti... Continue Reading
VIDEO: BAE Systems gets off to a solid start with wireless IFE
As BAE Systems continues to try to break into the inflight entertainment and in-seat power market, a more refined version of its so-called I... Continue Reading
When it comes to the hump, size matters
Inflight connectivity providers are working hard at improvements in satellite antenna technology, bringing a variety of new options to the m... Continue Reading
Airbus exec Zuzana Hrnkova on making aviation dreams real
Slovakia-born Zuzana Hrnkova first joined the Airbus marketing team in 1994 and has been the head of aircraft interiors marketing for the ai... Continue Reading
Hawaiian is first up for SB Safety, but Cobham eyes all majors
This week the first airline customer rumored to take on Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband service to transmit prioritized voice and ACARS/Future Air... Continue Reading
Turkish-made seat set to debut on 737s with Thales IFE
ANAHEIM: Lurking within the large Thales booth at the APEX Expo is a little known seat manufacturer named TSI Aviation Seats. The subsidiary... Continue Reading
Norwegian boss believes his American dream “will come true”
LONDON: Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is confident its dream to operate transatlantic flights through an Irish subsidiar... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia opts for B/E Super Diamond seat on A330s and 777s
Editor’s note: Virgin Australia has chosen the reverse herringbone B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seat for its long-haul Boeing 777-300ER... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic picks Gogo 2Ku inflight Internet for existing fleet
ANAHEIM: Virgin Atlantic confirms it has tapped Gogo to install its 2Ku inflight connectivity product across the carrier’s fleet, as f... Continue Reading
Future of IFE is on demand: Par Capital’s Ed Shapiro
ANAHEIM: The future of inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) can best be summed up in two simple words: “on demand”, Pa... Continue Reading
Panasonic wows with new phased array antenna for inflight Internet
The market for electronic phased array antennae is heating up. Panasonic Avionics and Boeing have teamed up to provide a new, light-weight a... Continue Reading
Internet of Everything presents dichotomy of PaxEx implications
ANAHEIM: It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that Copenhagen Airport, a hub in a bastion of cutting edge Scandinavian design, is o... Continue Reading
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