onboard digital solution trend analytics Archives

JetBlue Airbus A320 at the gate ready to be boarded.

JetBlue seeks to get personal with A320 refurbishment

As a frequent JetBlue flyer since the year 2000, I have watched the airline’s product evolve and mature through the years. I was there in th... Continue Reading

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ZTE Corporation talks 5G ATG inflight connectivity for China

ZTE Corporation is working to bring air-to-ground (ATG)-based inflight connectivity to Chinese operators. In a recent article published by T... Continue Reading

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Viasat sets sights on delivering IFC in and over Russia

Viasat is eager to take a lead role in delivering inflight connectivity to airlines and business aircraft operators flying in and over Russi... Continue Reading

Delta vows to equip domestic fleet with enhanced IFC by end of 2022

Delta Air Lines is vowing to equip nearly all its domestic mainline fleet with “enhanced” inflight connectivity by the end of 2022, after it... Continue Reading

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American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way

I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading

IFPL headquarters. A grey building with IFPL on the side of it.

IFPL Group ready to support industry recovery following Cobalt buy

Award-winning inflight entertainment peripherals specialist IFPL Group Limited has added a number of important products and proficiencies to... Continue Reading

Press Release: China Airlines appoints Stellar as new CSP

We are delighted to announce that China Airlines has chosen Stellar Entertainment as their new content service partner. Since January 2021 c... Continue Reading

United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again

Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading

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Winners announced for Crystal Cabin Awards honoring PaxEx innovation

The Crystal Cabin Awards, hosted by Hamburg Aviation, is informally known as the “Oscars” of the aircraft interiors industry. Every year, th... Continue Reading

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KID-Systeme talks aircraft W-IFE linefit, retrofit and monetization

KID-Systeme GmbH confirms it is supporting Airbus’ new linefit W-IFE solution by providing the wireless hardware for the ALNA-Open Software ... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Global Eagle completes sale, emerges from restructuring

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (“Global Eagle” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of high-speed connectivity and media solutions ... Continue Reading

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Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?

As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... Continue Reading

The Safran electronically steered antenna for aviation as seen on a show floor. The active array antenna is very flat, and considered well suited for LEO and MEO networks.

ESA adoption in commercial aviation could take years

When will electronically steerable antennas be ready for primetime in commercial aviation? COVID has kicked the proverbial can down the road... Continue Reading

Hamburg’s Foviatech developing pressure sensor SmartSeat

Before the COVID-19 crisis, the aviation industry was already looking at how to enhance inflight wellness through everything from programmab... Continue Reading

The basic premise of business-plus is to create a front row hard product option. Collins Aerospace, then known as Rockwell, tabled its "Elements" options for this category in 2018. This image shows a close-up of a Collins front row product, with ample legroom and table space, a large IFE screen, and the ability to have a door.

Options for a light-touch, low-cost “business plus” product

When aviation returns after COVID-19, the front of the aircraft will look different. Some of that will be a passenger positive: older aircra... Continue Reading