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Panasonic seatback IFE on board the Delta 737-900ER

Comparing Delta’s 737-900ER and 757 on New York-Seattle

If I were to tally up all of my flights over the years, New York-Seattle probably tops the list of routes I’ve flown the most. It’s a rather... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior view from the rear of the aircraft. IFE seatback screens and passenger' heads are visible.

Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer

As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading

LOT business class on the Boeing Dreamliner. Visible is the IFE system and large aircraft windows.

Touch embraces new IFE model as COVID proves catalyst for change

A large portion of the world fleet was grounded after the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. That not... Continue Reading

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

JetBlue A220 Economy class seatback with embedded IFE.

Press Release: Viasat brings IFEC to JetBlue A220-300, A321LR

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced JetBlue has selected Viasat’s industry-leading in-flight connectivity (IFC) so... Continue Reading

Rendering of the Geven SuperEco seat. View of multiple seat triples on board an aircraft, shown from a side angle.

Geven slims down slimlines with new SuperEco economy seat

Italian seatmaker Geven is taking aim at the 28–29-inch pitch ultra-slimline end of the #PaxEx market, where low-cost carrier meets ultra-lo... Continue Reading

JetBlue Core economy cabin interior showing 3-3 configuration with bright blue LED Lights

JetBlue sets a date for crossing the pond in style with the A321LR

JetBlue Airways has started selling tickets for its very first transatlantic services – from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow and Gat... Continue Reading

Press Release: Powered by its people, Delta earns J.D. Power No. 1 airline

Following a year of unprecedented uncertainty, the people of Delta catapulted the airline to the No. 1 spot in the J.D. Power 2021 North Ame... Continue Reading

Astronics’ Edge Distributed IFE Platform enables modular, secure and cost-effective in-flight entertainment. This image is of 3 pieces of hardware on a blue and white background.

Press Release: Astronics receives STC from Transport Canada for Edge

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, ann... Continue Reading

Inflight Dublin's Everbox hardware for Everhub. A black box with green top.

Press Release: Inflight Dublin to provide wireless IFE trial for Air Peace

Inflight Dublin has been chosen by Nigeria’s foremost airline, Air Peace, to provide a trial of its Wireless IFE solution, Everhub™. Beginni... Continue Reading

JetBlue A321LR in front of the Airbus Delivery Center in Hamburg, Germany

Press Release: JetBlue takes delivery of A321LR with Airspace interior

U.S.-based JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first of 13 A321LR aircraft featuring Airbus’ new Airspace interior. These new A321LRs ... Continue Reading

Hawaiian Airlines' first class seat, deep brown leather and the white curved seat shell.

Bid up to first class as Hawaiian Airlines sees mini-tourism boom

Hawaii’s tourism is taking off again. With strict Covid-19 protocols in place — a negative test within 72 hours is required from visitors to... Continue Reading

A women wearing a plaid shirt and blue headphones is sitting at a desk. Hand on the mouse controller with two large monitors in front of her displaying IFE content from the Global Eagle Iris platform.

Global Eagle seeks to reinvent IFE with subscription service

A year before COVID-19 was named a global pandemic, Global Eagle was working full throttle to disrupt the inflight entertainment supply chai... Continue Reading

Adient’s Ovation economy seating capitalizes on lessons from LIFT

Adient Aerospace, a joint venture between automotive seatmaker Adient and Boeing, in November 2019 bought economy class seating specialist L... Continue Reading

Thales InFlyt Experience display at APEX 2019. Prestige IFE screens with different images on them.

Press Release: TK Kallenbach appointed CEO of Thales InFlyt Experience

Thales announces the appointment of TK Kallenbach as Chief Executive Officer of the InFlyt Experience business effective April 5, 2021. In h... Continue Reading