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IFE system on board a United 777, featuring a safety video with clear captions in both English and Spanish.

Op-Ed: Standards should shape the future of accessible IFE

Everyone should have the ability to easily access all aspects of air travel. But as countless news stories and first-person accounts on soci... Continue Reading

AERQ AERENA being demonstrated on a tablet.

AERQ completes HIC testing; introduces AERENA Experience Studio

AERQ has completed head injury criterion (HIC) testing on the in-seat displays that will fly — as part of its AERENA open IT platform — on a... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of a Boeing 787 widebody as it flies above a city. The jet engine of the aircraft is in view. Most widebodies presently don't support direct-to-consumer IFE streaming over a live connection.

Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies

The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading

Press Release: Expect plethora of cabin and IFE innovations at AIX 2023

The 2023 edition of Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) will open its doors in just six weeks’ time. From 6-8 June, airline professionals from aro... Continue Reading

The Elements-based business class suite on Etihad Airways' forthcoming new 787 deliveries. Image: Etihad

Etihad reveals PaxEx for new 787s including Elements seat, Viasat IFC

A host of new passenger experience (PaxEx) features will arrive in the third quarter on Etihad Airways’ new Boeing 787 deliveries, inc... Continue Reading

A man's knees are seen close to the seatback in front of him on the Virgin Atlantic 787-9.

Excellent crew and soft product gloss over blemishes on Virgin 787

A recent trip to Delhi, India gave me a chance to sample the passenger experience on board Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft. My trip ... Continue Reading

Air AirTransat A321ceo on takeoff from Vancouver

Air Transat: a bargain price but mixed PaxEx on YVR-YUL

Air Transat has a large presence in eastern Canada, focusing almost exclusively on shuttling folks from Montreal and Toronto to the Caribbea... Continue Reading

JAL Economy class cabin. Seats have red backs with grey seats.

JAL 787: cushy for longhaul economy but could use soft tweaks

After nearly three years of being largely closed off to outsiders and tourists, Japan is open. And so, I immediately pounced on a trip that ... Continue Reading

Rendering of Riyadh 787 flying above the city

Saudi start-up Riyadh Air eyes world class PaxEx with 787s

Boeing last week made two separate order announcements for its venerable 787 Dreamliner. Longtime flag carrier SAUDIA, it said, would purcha... Continue Reading

Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award 2023 shortlist reflects comfort focus

With passenger numbers resurgent following the Covid crisis, aviation has once again set its sights high. Passenger solutions that make flyi... Continue Reading

The Lufthansa Allegris premium economy class seat is on display. Thter are four seats displayed in Navy blue with wood finishings.

Lufthansa Allegris premium economy and economy: overall better

As with any multi-class airline, the majority of Lufthansa’s revenues and profits come from its premium cabins, particularly business class.... Continue Reading

APEX TECH to tackle pressing PaxEx questions as IFE and IFC lines blur

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), and indeed its WAEA predecessor organization, has for decades brought together airlines... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines' A220-100 first class seats.

Joy and frustration: A Delta A220 trip report

With a rare empty Saturday on my calendar and a surprisingly low mileage redemption rate tempting me, it seemed like the perfect time to tak... Continue Reading

Touch and Delta logos are on a white background. Various circles in multiple colours surround it. One circle has the image of a Delta aircraft in-flight.

Press Release: Touch evolves Delta approach to IFE with new partnership

Touch Inflight Solutions (Touch) today announced a new partnership with Delta Air Lines (Delta), ranked the #1 airline in the US by Skytrax,... Continue Reading

Rendering of Air India Airbus and Boeing narrowbody aircraft with CFM LEAP engines.

Air India vows PaxEx transformation as it orders nearly 500 jets

Air India is vowing to offer a “new, world-class onboard product” after the Tata Sons-owned airline inked letters of intent with... Continue Reading