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Blue LED mood light in the United Next cabin via the Boeing Sky Interior

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

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

Rendering of Thales Avant UP IFE screen showing a picture of a beautiful sunset behind a city skyline. Thales is supplying Avant Up to 51 Air India aircraft.

Press Release: Air India picks Thales AVANT Up IFE for 51 aircraft

Air India, India’s leading global airline with the largest international network in the country and the most non-stop routes connecting Indi... Continue Reading

Op-Ed: APEX TECH offers roadmap for IFE content delivery

The Airline Passenger Experience Association’s APEX Technology Committee will host its annual APEX TECH conference on 28-29 February a... Continue Reading

Image of an IFE screen showing that no closed captions are available. This particular content is not accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.

Op-Ed: Why “reg-neg” pact on accessible IFE should be preserved

Closed captions for the deaf, audio descriptions for the blind, and user-friendly system interfaces are likely to be mandated soon on all ai... Continue Reading

Panasonic Astrova IFE OLED screens displayed at night in Economy class. Purple LED lights cascade down on the seats.

Panasonic tackles charging anxiety with its own USB-C for Astrova IFE

Panasonic Avionics has received a lot of attention for Astrova, the company’s impressive new modular inflight entertainment system whi... Continue Reading

Emirates a380 economy cabin new seats and colours backview

Press Release: Emirates IFE honours 100 years of Warner Bros. Studios

Emirates is launching a special collection of 100 films to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios, marking a history signpo... Continue Reading

Close up of a young woman using her phone to access inflight entertainment and connectivity whilst flying in an aircraft

Combo of Dish and EchoStar could have IFEC implications

A decision by Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation to combine operations in an all-stock merger may in time have implications f... Continue Reading

Cathay Pacific seatback IFE on an A321neo

Press Release: Anuvu completes contract renewals with leading airlines

Anuvu, the leading provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for demanding worldwide mobility markets, today announced... Continue Reading

A promo for The Morning show on Apple TV is displayed on an Air Canada seatback IFE screen.

Press Release: Apple TV+ takes flight with Air Canada

Air Canada today announced the expansion of its award-winning in-flight entertainment with the addition of exclusive Apple TV+ original prog... Continue Reading

British Airways passengers are looking at the new content via the seatback IFE screen.

Press Release: British Airways doubles amount of IFE content

British Airways has doubled the content available for customers to watch through its inflight entertainment system since the start of the ye... Continue Reading

Purple and pink LED lights cascade the length of a widebody aircraft fitted with Panasonic Avionics' Astrova IFE system in economy class.

How Panasonic Avionics designed its Astrova IFE to be future-proof

A lot of airlines carry the same inflight entertainment system on board their aircraft for as long as ten or 15 years. But IFE screens and a... Continue Reading

RAVE OS Accessible Mode user interface showing basic content categories and types with words and icons.

Press Release: Safran announces accessible inflight entertainment

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) is excited to announce it is making In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) accessible to more passengers than ever... Continue Reading

Safran Passenger Innovations' RAVE Ultra plus IFE is slimline in nature. This rendering shows the screen with cartoons popping out of it in 3D. (4k)

Press Release: Safran Passenger Innovations launches RAVE Ultra plus

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) is thrilled to announce its next generation In-Flight Entertainment System (IFE), RAVE Ultra plus. Built ... Continue Reading

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