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Delta hypes GenAI, new content partners in 2025 CES keynote

7 January 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The Delta Widget looms large over the stage at the Sphere in Las Vegas prior to Ed Bastian's CES 2025 Keynote presentation

No real timeline shared, but Delta is keen to see GenAI as part of the travel experience, embedded in the IFE system and the app experience.

This story is about: artificial intelligence, bag tags, CES, Delta Air Lines, embedded IFE, eVTOL, FlytEdge, GenAI, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Joby, Thales, Thales FlytEDGE, YouTube Filed Under: IFEC

Under the Radome: Talking Fast & Free Wi-Fi with Air Canada’s Norman Haughton

13 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada Q400 on the ground

Developing new offerings is a delicate balance of concepts and planning, pressed against the reality of passenger behavior. Air Canada took a hybrid approach to build its new IFE/C plan.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, Dash 8-400, de Havilland, embedded IFE, Hughes, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, Q400, SpaceX, Starlink, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Money or Megabits? Making the case for connectivity business models

8 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Is there a compelling difference between the technologies providing inflight connectivity today? Or is it all about the business case for airlines? LEO v GEO debates continue, while monetization talk continues to shape decisions.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, embedded IFE, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Dankberg, NexusWave, OneWeb, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

AERQ ends IFE play

5 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The 55

AERQ is halting operations after five years of work to develop a new IFE (and “Cabin Digital Platform”) solution.

This story is about: AERENA, AERQ, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment Filed Under: IFEC

Delta boosts moving map accessibility with FlightPath3D update

30 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The FlightPath3D accessible map mode strips out a lot of the extra bits in favor of high-contrast, core features

Delta Air Lines’ inflight maps are getting an accessibility overhaul, thanks to FlightPath3D.

This story is about: accessibility, APEX, APEXEXPO24, Delta Air Lines, embedded IFE, flightpath3d, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, moving map Filed Under: IFEC

A roughly perfect Azul experience, yet I was still disappointed

4 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Azul E195 taking me to Brasilia, with a radome but no in-flight Wi-Fi service

It was on the balance, a pretty darn good flight. And yet I sill walked off the Azul jet in Brasilia a bit disappointed.

This story is about: Azul, Brazil, E195-E2, embedded IFE, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, product review, trip report, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Window seats win with Qatar Airways’ next gen Qsuites

22 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Demo model of the Qsuite Next Gen four seat, with the screens folded out of the way

The next generation of Qsuites for Qatar Airways will feature more space and more privacy for passengers. And, the window seats finally get to take advantage of the communal nature of the product.

This story is about: 4K, Astrova, business class, embedded IFE, Farnborough, FIA2024, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, lie-flat beds, OLED, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, premium cabin, Qatar Airways, QSuite, seating, seats, suites Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Dropping out of the IFE race

31 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lufthansa Systems' BoardConnect enables passengers to enjoy a broad range of entertainment on their own smartphones and tablets.

Trade shows are a great opportunity for vendors to introduce new solutions and show off innovations. The absence of a product on display in a booth can tell an equally interesting – and completely opposite – story.

This story is about: AIX24, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Thales FlytEDGE delivers a new paradigm for in-flight entertainment

28 May 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Pitched as the first connected, cloud-based IFE system, Thales’ FlytEDGE promises a new level of content personalization as an engagement platform, not just an entertainment server.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, AVANT Up, embedded IFE, flightpath3d, FlytEdge, FlytLIVE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Kurt Weidemeyer, moving map, Streaming IFE, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales FlytEDGE, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, TK Kallenbach, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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