Qatar Airways will implement Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova IFE platform, running on its Converix on-board data and application hosting platform, for its upcoming 777X fleet.
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Panasonic Avionics Launches Converix Inflight Application Hosting Platform
Data is everything and everywhere. For Panasonic Avionics the introduction of Converix, the company’s new on-board hosting platform, aims to help capture and manage that data, enabling solutions beyond inflight entertainment.
AirFi WingMan Brings AI-based Destination Planning to Flight
AirFi is launching WingMan, an AI-powered travel assistant to augment its inflight entertainment platform.
Finalists of the Crystal Cabin Awards 2025: New Innovations For the Future of Flight
The next generation of aviation innovation will be shaped by the innovators of today. The 2025 Crystal Cabin Awards finalists are among those expected to have outsized impact.
Spinning a tale on the future of inflight connectivity
Visaat’s annual inflight connectivity survey is out and, once again, it paints a rosy picture for the industry. Just how much can the numbers be believed?
Delta’s AI Play: Higher Fares on the Horizon
As airlines continue to explore the options available to them in the AI world Delta Air Lines believes it has found a competitive advantage – allowing it to charge more for seats on board – thanks to the technology.
AI Hot Takes: Checking in from APEX EXPO
Questions about Artificial Intelligence were at the forefront of APEX EXPO. Impressions of what GenAI can actually deliver, however, appeared disconnected from reality.
Shakeup in ancillaries, AI on tap for flyadeal
Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway sees plenty of opportunities for his LCC to innovate, even with a very basic service offering. Removing all the ancillary sales options is part of that plan.
Less Artificial, more Intelligence, please!
Even as airlines invest in so-called artificial intelligence-powered systems, they continue to demonstrate the troubles they have with implementing seemingly simple intelligence for their offerings
WE by West adds Qloo "cultural AI" to in-flight content recommendation engine
How many data points does it take to generate a compelling artificial intelligence engine for in-flight entertainment recommendations? West Entertainment and Qloo are crunching 750 billion bits of data as part of the new WE by West content management platform.