REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia has begun a three-month trial of the AirFi box, which will enable passengers to access and buy inflight entertainment content and order food & beverages from their seats.
British Airways is showcasing seven stand-up comedy gigs from the Edinburgh Fringe festival throughout August. Spafax has enabled the carrier to showcase the content on its inflight entertainment system.
British Airways has doubled the content available for travellers to watch through its inflight entertainment system since the start of the year, enhancing CX with a wide range of brand-new content onboard.
Air Canada has announced products and services designed to add convenience to its onboard experience. These include expanded inflight F&B, family-friendly IFE options, and advances to the Air Canada App.
United Airlines is to install Panasonic Avionics’ new Astrova IFE solution on select new Boeing 787 and Airbus A321XLR aircraft, beginning in 2025, as it aims “to set a new standard of inflight excellence”.
SAUDIA has signed an agreement for the installation of Astrova – Panasonic Avionics’ next-generation IFE seat-end solution – on up to 30 aircraft in its widebody fleet (12 Airbus A330s and 18 Boeing 777s).
Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
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In this video interview, Tero Taskila, CEO of startup airline BEOND, shares the strategy for differentiating the carrier from others in the marketplace, as well as plans for a personalised passenger experience.
The new concept of Aeroflot’s multimedia inflight entertainment (IFE) programme will provide more choice and more frequent catalogue updates.
The airline will integrate games on its SkyConnect IFE system, and set up arcade machines and tablets in the Crown Lounge at Queen Alia International Airport.
China Airlines’ passengers can now use their personal smart devices to enjoy a wide range of multimedia streaming services inflight.
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The airline will integrate games on its SkyConnect IFE system, and set up arcade machines and tablets in the Crown Lounge at Queen Alia International Airport.
China Airlines’ passengers can now use their personal smart devices to enjoy a wide range of multimedia streaming services inflight.
The IFE systems will be introduced on 105 of Emirates’ Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft, with the first due to enter service in 2022.
Delta Air Lines has partnered with fitness platform Peloton to offer wellbeing inflight content, such as guided meditations and stretches.
Passengers using the service can use their own mobile devices to reserve airport transfers to their final destination during the flight.
FTE highlights the cutting-edge innovations that will be on display at FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021 – from touchless tech and digital health passports to AI, IoT solutions and new IFEC tools.
FTE speaks to Paul Harper, Director, Harper & Co, to find out how the disruption in the content supply chain will affect the IFE industry.
The new inflight entertainment website offers passengers a preview of the content that will be available to them on their next flight with Air Canada.
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