FTE takes a look at some of the big IFEC news from APEX EXPO, featuring Inmarsat, Thales, Panasonic, GEE and Rockwell Collins.

FTE takes a look at some of the big IFEC news from APEX EXPO, featuring Inmarsat, Thales, Panasonic, GEE and Rockwell Collins.
Thales and SES have teamed up to offer a new in-flight connectivity solution, called FlytLIVE, for airlines serving the Americas.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has announced that it will be bringing ViaSat’s high-speed Wi-Fi to its short and medium haul aircraft.
Finnair will be bringing ViaSat’s high-speed internet to its short-haul Airbus A320 fleet, starting in May 2017.
APEX’s Joe Leader, Brian Richardson and Michael Childers offer their thoughts on the future relationship between technology and the passenger experience.
Boeing has announced that it is using its new vCabin tool to test a range of interactive technologies that could revolutionise the aircraft cabin.
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Gogo is set to bring in-flight connectivity to international flights in and out of China after agreeing a partnership with China Telecom Satellite.
Lufthansa has announced the first A320 aircraft with broadband will fly this autumn, with the rest of the A320 family’s installation coming by 2018.
FTE takes a look at the progress being made on real-time aircraft tracking and considers the obstacles to widespread adoption.
Aeromexico’s pilot programme will provide passengers with free access to Netflix on select aircraft equipped with Gogo’s 2Ku connectivity system.
FTE takes a look at the progress being made on real-time aircraft tracking and considers the obstacles to widespread adoption.
Aeromexico’s pilot programme will provide passengers with free access to Netflix on select aircraft equipped with Gogo’s 2Ku connectivity system.
ViaSat has won the battle to install in-flight connectivity on American Airlines’ 100 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
A survey conducted by Inmarsat and GfK has found that 54% of passengers would prefer to have onboard connectivity than in-flight meals or IFE.
The low-cost in-flight connectivity plan is called “Social-Lite” and offers 20MB of data at 64kbps surfing speed for US$5.
BA, Lufthansa and Air France-KLM among European airlines set to benefit from the latest generation of onboard connectivity solutions.
IAG has announced an investment in Gogo’s 2Ku technology to provide in-flight connectivity on long-haul British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia services.
John Hurley, Head of Ryanair Labs, reveals which technologies the LCC is exploring and how it plans to improve the passenger experience and increase revenues.
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