New United A320 reminds us why a refurbishment is welcome
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the routes I frequented the most was New York LaGuardia-Washington Dulles. These short-hop flights — ... Continue Reading
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Inside France’s vaccine passport and test verification COVID app
It is clear that proving test and vaccination status of travellers is — and will remain — a substantial challenge in the present and next ph... Continue Reading
Thales gets airlines ready to fly with suite of touchless solutions
Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Thales InFlyt Experience has introduced a portfolio of solutions to help restore confidence in... Continue Reading
COVID-19 crisis triggers need for cost-efficient IFE solutions
Global Eagle’s top brass recently suggested that airlines are seeking to offer a “minimal viable” IFE product amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ma... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Inflight entertainment and connectivity, the day after…
This is an Op-Ed contribution from El Al head of inflight entertainment & connectivity Tal Kalderon We do not know exactly when the day ... Continue Reading
Press Release: SmartTray receives additional patents for PED holders
SmartTray International, LLC, a Scottsdale, Arizona, USA-based company, announced today it received grants for six additional utility patent... Continue Reading
Developing a growing appreciation for Vueling’s proposition
Europe’s low-cost carriers are a fascinating breed, from cheap-and-sometimes-nasty Ryanair to cheap-and-cheerful easyJet, “friendly low fare... Continue Reading
IFPL designs unique PED power solution for rear of seat armrests
Reed Exhibitions’ massive Aircraft Interiors Expo was originally scheduled to take place this week in Hamburg. But when the coronavirus cris... Continue Reading
Inflight Dublin launches wellness app to help passengers breathe easy
Even before the coronavirus was named a pandemic and airlines found themselves at the center of the storm, inflight wellness was having a se... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines hard product largely shines on A321neo
Alaska Airlines found itself in a weird position when it acquired Virgin America. Virgin operated an all-Airbus fleet that Alaska didn’t wan... Continue Reading
PaxEx on point on Singapore Airlines inaugural from Seattle
Singapore Airlines recently launched a brand new service to Seattle, capping a year-long push to increase flights to North America. The airl... Continue Reading
Latécoère details plan to replace rather than complement inflight wifi
Just how much data will passengers need to consume during the life of the next generation of aircraft? And what kind of cabin infrastructure... Continue Reading
Free accessibility plus connectivity-lite coming to Bluebox customers
Fresh off of winning the Best Inflight Entertainment Innovation at the APEX Awards in Boston for Bluebox’s Accessible IFE (aIFE) platform, B... 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
United to remove DirecTV seatback entertainment from nine 757s
When United Airlines’ chief digital officer, Linda Jojo, said the carrier was reviewing its position on embedded inflight entertainment, she... Continue Reading
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