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FTEAsia19

Putting AirAsia’s new GX WiFi to the test

9 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Deploy quickly and work out the bugs along the way. That’s not a typical approach to anything in the aviation world, and for good reason. But for AirAsia’s GX Aviation WiFi deployment that’s the plan, even if it means some hiccups along the way, as were experienced during a recent demonstration flight.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirAsia WiFi, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTEAsia19, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, ROKKI, SwiftBroadBand Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews

AirAsia looks beyond the pipe for inflight connectivity value

5 December 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Selling inflight connectivity packages to passengers proves to be a poor business proposition. Prices are high, take rates are low and the economics rarely deliver a return to justify the investment. But AirAsia has another plan in mind, one that could deliver a profitable version of inflight connectivity on a LCC airline.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTEAsia19, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat’s GX-5 launches successfully, kicking off the next phase of the GX story

27 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Inmarsat’s GX-5 satellite successfully reached orbit on Tuesday, beginning its mission to dramatically increase Ka-band capacity over Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It also represents a key milestone as the GX Aviation prodcut evolves. It is not just about the increased capacity, though that bandwidth makes the future plans easier and less expensive to deliver.

This story is about: advertising, Arianespace, FTEAsia19, GX, GX Aviation, GX-5, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, merchandising, personalization, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

AirFi moving forward with Atlantic Airways’ connected deployment

21 November 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The AirFi LEO kit, including the antenna and window mount.

The AirFi LEO product could (finally) be online soon. Work with launch customer Atlantic Airways is back on track after an early setback.

This story is about: AirFi, AirFi LEO, FTEAsia19, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Streaming IFE Filed Under: IFEC

A new player in the race for inflight WiFi over India

19 November 2019 By Seth Miller

The race to bring the first aircraft online in India took an interesting turn in recent weeks. While SpiceJet has talked about its plans to add the GX Aviation system from Inmarsat to its new 737 MAX aircraft other players have been less public about their efforts. But installations are underway to deliver a fleet-wide solution, potentially within a year.

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This story is about: AirAsia India, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, ROKKI, Satellite, SpiceJet, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

PaxEx Update: FTE Asia edition

15 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

AirAsia is (still) making big moves in the ASEAN region and digital bag tags are evolving to a level that might be useful soon. Plus some news on IFE/C going active and getting profitable. The 2019 Future Travel Experience Asia was a great show and these are just a few of the highlights.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirFi, AirFi Indonesia, AirFi LEO, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, bag tags, baggage tracking, BagTag, Batik Air, biometrics, Boom, Boom Supersonic, checked baggage, facial recognition, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Japan Airlines, Lion Air, PaxEx, Streaming IFE, Supersonic Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Ground Services, IFEC, PaxEx Update

AirFi streaming IFE goes live on Batik Airways

14 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

In April AirFi announced that its streaming entertainment solution would be installed across hundreds of aircraft in the Lion Air group. This week that service went live on the Batik Air arm of the operation.

This story is about: AirFi, AirFi Indonesia, Batik Air, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, Lion Air, Portable IFE, Streaming IFE Filed Under: IFEC

AirAsia to begin ticket sales for other airlines

12 November 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Making good on a promise by CEO Tony Fernandes earlier this year, AirAsia is poised to sell tickets for other airlines on its website. Fernandes confirmed the plans on Monday, with further details to come in a formal announcement next week. The effort is the latest step in the company’s efforts to grow beyond just being an airline into a digital services company that just happens to also operate planes.

This story is about: AirAsia, distribution, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, online travel agency, OTA, OTAs Filed Under: Distribution

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