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Airborne AR/VR: a solution in search of a problem?

1 February 2019 By Scott Carmichael 1 Comment

The 2014 purchase of VR firm Oculus by Facebook was supposed to mark the beginning of VR systems permeating our lives, including on aircraft. Success, however, continues to prove elusive.

This story is about: AR, Augmented Reality, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, virtual reality, VR Filed Under: IFEC

More free inflight entertainment on American, United

30 January 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

More media is now free on flights across North America. Announcements from United Airlines and American Airlines this morning will bring complimentary live television and streaming music to millions more passengers each year.

This story is about: American Airlines, Apple, Apple Music, DIRECTV, gogo, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, live tv, Streaming IFE, television, Thales, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Digging into the Thales lawsuit claims

4 January 2019 By Seth Miller

With billions of dollars in contracts at stake perhaps it makes sense that Thales would seek extra help in securing new deals. That it stands accused of failing to pay its partner for that help is less good. That it now also likely faces scrutiny from US and international regulators related to suspicious payment schemes and efforts to influence leaders of foreign airlines is even worse. Welcome to the fun and exciting world of supplier deals in the Middle East.

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This story is about: Emirates, Etihad, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Kuwait Airlines, lawsuit, PAC, Qatar Airways, Thales, Thales Inflyt, THY, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Thales faces RICO lawsuit around IFEC deals in the Middle East

4 January 2019 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

Is it possible for inflight entertainment and connectivity vendors to do business in the Middle East without suspicion of bribery and fraud? Just a couple years after securing multiple major contracts Thales stands accused of failing to pay a partner it used to facilitate those deals. More than a billion dollars in damages are on the line in the case.

This story is about: Emirates, Etihad, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Kuwait Airlines, lawsuit, PAC, Qatar Airways, Thales, Thales Inflyt, THY, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Aer Lingus packs a pair of surprises into A321LR plans

3 January 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Aer Lingus continues to roll out details on its A321LR fleet plans ahead of delivery later this Spring. The LR will kick off a brand revitalization effort in 2019 extending the carrier’s premium offerings. Even as it seeks to join some parts of the IAG framework, including the (long anticipated) transatlantic fares joint venture, Aer Lingus will keep a streak of independence from its IAG overlords.

This story is about: 2Ku, A321LR, Aer Lingus, business class, EuroBiz, Europe, gogo, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Ku, Ku-band, lie-flat beds, PAC, premium cabin, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Delta Flight Products brings disruption to the aircraft interior market

20 December 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

No longer in stealth mode, Delta Flight Products wants to own large portions of cabin interiors projects across the industry.

No longer in stealth mode, Delta Flight Products wants to own large portions of cabin interiors projects across the industry. A purpose-built, streaming IFE solution is just one of many DFP products passengers will interact with on board.

This story is about: 767-400, A220, A321neo, A330neo, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, embedded IFE, gogo, Gogo Vision Touch, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, PaxEx, Streaming IFE Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

PaxEx Premium: Gogo Vision Touch–over before it begins

19 December 2018 By Seth Miller

Rendering of the Gogo Vision Touch embedded IFE screen

It launched as Gogo Vision Touch. Delta Air Lines would be the initial customer but plans were in place to expand the offering to other airlines. Those plans still exist in a roundabout way, but it no longer appears that Gogo is involved in the product as Delta carries this wireless IFE solution forward.

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This story is about: A220, A330neo, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, gogo, Gogo Vision Touch, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Streaming IFE, Thales, wifi, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Singapore Airlines launches new A350 regional service with updated IFE/C solutions

18 December 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Singapore Airlines A350 landing

Singapore Airlines pressed its latest A350 configuration into service this week. Adelaide is the first destination to see the mid-haul plane and its new Thales AVANT entertainment and Inmarsat GX connectivity systems on board.

This story is about: A350, A350-900, A350-900ULR, Adelaide, ADL, BNE, Brisbane, Global Xpress, GX, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SIN, Singapore, Singapore Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

PaxEx Premium: Delta dives in to the inflight entertainment OEM market

13 December 2018 By Seth Miller

No longer in stealth mode, Delta Flight Products wants to own large portions of cabin interiors projects across the industry.

Can a massive airline deliver disruption in the inflight entertainment world? Delta Air Lines hopes the answer is yes as its Delta Flight Products (DFP) group formally launches its wireless IFE solution. Can a massive airline deliver disruption in the inflight entertainment world? Delta Air Lines hopes the answer is yes as its Delta Flight Products (DFP) group formally launches its wireless IFE solution. That's bad news for pretty much every other vendor in the inflight entertainment market today.

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This story is about: A220, A321neo, A330neo, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, digEcor, gogo, Gogo Vision Touch, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Streaming IFE, Thales, wifi, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Innovation key as FlightPath3D surpasses 50 airline customers

11 December 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The flight deck view on the FlightPath3D interface

How do you keep improving on the most popular channel for inflight entertainment systems? With 50 airlines on board in just five years FlightPath3D keeps pushing forward with new features to benefit airlines and passengers alike.

This story is about: All Nippon Airways, ANA, ancillary, ancillary revenue, flightpath3d, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, moving map Filed Under: IFEC

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