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Press Release: Emirates selects Thales AVANT IFE for its 777X fleet
Emirates is the launch customer for the 777X with 150 aircraft on order and deliveries scheduled to start in 2020. Thales will be the first ... Continue Reading
Cash-strapped Lumexis suspends some operations, seeks buyer
There are very real questions about the future of cash-strapped inflight entertainment company Lumexis. The Irvine, California-headquartered... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
From vaporware to real world: the Crystal Cabin Awards, analysed
The Crystal Cabin Awards, presented by the Hamburg Aviation Cluster at the Aircraft Interiors Expo each April, showcase the passenger experi... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand brings the cheer with seatback home wine delivery
Ordering a beverage from the seatback isn’t novel, but ordering a case of wine to be delivered to your home is the new normal for passengers... Continue Reading
Boeing eyes nextgen lighting, projection technology for cabins
Among the pioneers of LED mood lighting for aircraft cabins, Boeing introduced a step change with its Sky Interior for the 737 and dramatic ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: New IFE for LCCs proves big things come in small packages
While airlines compete with each other to offer the largest inflight entertainment screens on widebody aircraft, something quite interesting... Continue Reading
FAA to establish aircraft cyber security working group
The US Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a new industry working group to provide guidance on how to bolster aircraft cyber sec... Continue Reading
Boeing urges airlines to be vigilant of cyber security threats
LONDON: Airline bosses ignore cyber security concerns at their peril, and must ensure that thorough mitigation plans are in place to deal wi... Continue Reading
Lufthansa rolls out RAVE and wireless IFE
Two years after being announced as the 10th airline customer for The IMS Company’s RAVE IFE solution in June 2012, Lufthansa says approximat... Continue Reading
JetBlue talks HD, VOD, and OLED screens
During JetBlue’s A321 media preview this week, the airline gave some insight into the technical constraints of its new LTV4 live telev... Continue Reading
Industry-wide approach needed for captioning IFE
One of the most hotly anticipated events at the recent APEX Technology Committee meeting in Universal City, California was the session featu... Continue Reading
Closed captioning for IFE is coming, though not soon enough
Deaf and hard of hearing (HoH) passengers have been calling on airlines to offer closed captioning (CC) of IFE for years. But even though US... Continue Reading
Airlines to tap Boeing’s AHM with broadband connection
Boeing says it is actively working with Ku- and Ka-band connectivity providers to securely interface their broadband systems with the airfra... Continue Reading
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