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Lufthansa plans entertainment upgrade for 747-8i fleet

19 May 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a lufthansa 747-8 in flight

In a sign that the aircraft will keep flying for some years to come, Lufthansa will retrofit the in-flight entertainment hardware on its 747-8i fleet with the Panasonic Avionics NEXT platform.

This story is about: 747-8i, embedded IFE, 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, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC

Panasonic Avionics picked for Saudia IFE play

15 November 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Passengers on Saudia’s A321neo and A321XLR fleet will find 4K screens and Bluetooth headphones integration at every seat on board. These features will be enabled by the Panasonic Avionics NEXT in-flight entertainment system.

This story is about: 4K, Bluetooth, companion app, DAS21, Dubai Air Show, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Saudia Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: A missing asterisk

6 August 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Economy class passengers on Cathay Pacific's new A321neo get big, bright screens and lots of content.

Celebrating a new product deployment is always a laudable goal. But sometimes it is important to acknowledge that new doesn’t always mean completely new.

This story is about: 4K, Airbus, Anuvu, Cathay Pacific, Content Service Provider, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Cathay Pacific A321neo brings many firsts to market

20 July 2021 By Seth Miller 5 Comments

With its inaugural flight A321neo to Shanghai-Pudong on 4 August, Cathay Pacific will break through a number of milestones, particularly around in-flight entertainment and connectivity services.

This story is about: 2Ku, A321neo, Anuvu, Bluetooth, business class, Cathay Pacific, Content Service Provider, economy class, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, NEXT, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, power, premium cabin, routes, seating, seats, USB, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Panasonic Avionics implements furloughs to address slowing business

29 April 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The NEXT hardware suite from Panasonic Avionics delivers solid updates, both to the screens and all the stuff passengers never see

The aviation industry is in turmoil. As airlines slash spending the supplier network is scrambling to survive. For many of these companies staff furloughs is the name of the game. Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is the latest in the IFEC sector to implement such moves.

This story is about: COVID-19, ex3, eXConnect, furlough, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, layoffs, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Cabin-wide Bluetooth audio to fly in 2021

9 September 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

It is a product years in the making, with mentions at multiple prior trade shows. This week, for the first time, Safran confirmed that its Bluetooth headphones pairing solution will fly cabin wide on Lufthansa and ANA starting in 2021(ish).

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO19, Bluetooth, business class, economy class, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, PaxEx, RAVE, RAVE Ultra, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, ZII, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC

RAVE reviews for Inflight Bluetooth pairing from Safran

5 April 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The simple UI/UX for Bluetooth pairing on the Safran RAVE Ultra IFE system will be flying in commercial service in Q3 2020

Ready to pair your wireless headphones in flight? This week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg one vendor showed off its working prototype, expected to fly cabin-wide with airlines in Q3 2020.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Bluetooth, business class, economy class, ex3, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, RAVE, RAVE Ultra, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, ZII, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC

Now boarding: Bluetooth audio connections

4 October 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

After years of insisting it would not fly two inflight entertainment companies delivered great news for travelers last week: Bluetooth headphones integration on inflight entertainment systems will be available to airlines very soon. Both Panasonic Avionics (PAC) and Zodiac Inflight demonstrated the solution at the recent APEX EXPO in Boston.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO18, Bluetooth, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, RAVE, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC

Iridium-4 to launch on an old friend

28 November 2017 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Choosing to launch on a flight-proven SpaceX rocket earns Iridium a (mostly useless) mark on history. The company will be the first to launch multiple times on the same rocket.

This story is about: Inmarsat, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, NEXT, Satellite, SES, SpaceX Filed Under: IFEC

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