AERQ is halting operations after five years of work to develop a new IFE (and “Cabin Digital Platform”) solution.
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Copa adds wireless IFE with Inflight Dublin deal
Copa Airlines is bringing streaming video content to its fleet thanks to a deal with Inflight Dublin. The latter’s Everhub wireless IFE solution will be deployed fleet-wide across the Panamanian carrier’s 737 fleet.
Delta boosts moving map accessibility with FlightPath3D update
Delta Air Lines’ inflight maps are getting an accessibility overhaul, thanks to FlightPath3D.
FlytEDGE to fly on Qatar Airways A321neo fleet
The next generation of Qatar Airways planes will fly with the latest generation of inflight entertainment, as the carrier selects Thales’ FlytEDGE for its A321neo fleet.
Moment buys in to inflight duty free growth with Airfree acquisition
Consolidation has come in the inflight retail space as digital services provider Moment acquires e-commerce expert airfree to boost its duty free offerings.
Qatar Airways enters its Starlink era, accelerates deployment plans
Qatar Airways’ first Starlink-equipped 777 entered service on Tuesday, marking several milestones along the way.
Air Canada pushes content range in major IFE update
Air Canada plans a major boost to its inflight entertainment catalog starting this month, with more than 1,000 movies on board its aircraft.
Alaska Airlines brings live college football on board
Alaska Airlines is adding a smidgen of live sports programming to its inflight entertainment feed, with college football to fly this fall.
DIRECTV brings streaming IPTV to BizAv
DIRECTV is launching an IPTV platform, in collaboration with Satcom Direct, to enable live TV programming for business aviation customers.
PLAY taps Bluebox, MOST for inflight retail boost
Iceland’s PLAY Airlines delivered a passenger experience win, along with a solid revenue boost, thanks to an in-seat digital retail solution powered by Bluebox and MOST.