Vistara taps Bluebox for wireless IFE on A320s; eyes options for 787-9s
In 2015, Indian operator Vistara tapped defense contractor – and then would-be inflight entertainment provider – BAE Systems to install its ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Onboard Entertainment
Simplicity and accessibility: the beauty of digital design at airlines
As airlines move more of their customer interactions to digital touchpoints, considered design of the website, mobile apps and third-party d... Continue Reading
Airbus lists #PaxEx portion of fast-growing services market
Forecasting a $4.6 trillion twenty-year market for commercial aircraft services, Airbus is clearly angling for a greater slice of the aircra... Continue Reading
The Leisure Seeker takes plot and pot holes in stride
Like most memorable real-life road trips, my favorite road trip movies are those that take time to capture the inevitable friction that deve... Continue Reading
Press Release: Philippe Carette to lead Thales InFlyt Experience
Thales has appointed Philippe Carette as Chief Executive Officer to lead the InFlyt Experience business. The business is a leading provider ... Continue Reading
GDPR compliance and infosec top of mind as Thales personalizes IFEC
Thales Inflyt Experience is among the most vocal companies in the PaxEx space discussing the need for robust cybersecurity on board aircraft... Continue Reading
Silence is terrifyingly golden in A Quiet Place
Proving that horror films don’t need to be loud to be scary, A Quiet Place, using only a handful of scenes with actual spoken dialogue... Continue Reading
Inside Hi Fly’s “Coral Reef” A380 for own-branded operations
FARNBOROUGH — Hi Fly’s double-sided flying public service announcement was the belle of the ball on the last day of this year’s Farnborough ... Continue Reading
Sharks take flight on Southwest
Even if you’ve never watched a single hour of Shark Week programming, like most television viewers in America you are no doubt familiar with... Continue Reading
Money walks, talks, and kills in Have a Nice Day
Although you’d never know it from the film’s wry, deadpan screenplay or grungy, gorgeously rendered hand-drawn animation, Chines... Continue Reading
Global Eagle eyes connected inflight gaming as airline interest grows
Airlines, their content service providers, inflight entertainment specialists and of course passengers are all too aware of the fact that in... Continue Reading
Airbus seeks to sell passengers on “experience” of A330neo
Having sold more than 200 Airbus A330ceos through the end of May since the launch of the new engine A330neo program, the European airframer ... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines has great expectations for FlytLIVE connectivity
After six years of mulling over connectivity, ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines finally took the plunge this spring when it announced p... Continue Reading
The Commuter is slow train to snoozeville
Although I’m usually a total sucker for a really great thriller set entirely in one location – classic one-location wonders like... Continue Reading
Internally lit thermoplastics offer infinite PaxEx design palette
Airlines are increasingly designing — or asking their design partners to design — customised LED mood lighting schemes, which both show off ... Continue Reading
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