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FTE spoke to Emirates’ Patrick Brannelly about the airline’s plans to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi within five years and live television onboard all flights.
Southwest Airlines is teaming up with DISH to allow its passengers to borrow an iPad at their departure airport, watch content in-flight, and then return it once they land.
Japan Airlines has announced that it is expanding its ‘JAL New Sky Project’, which will include a cabin interior refurbishment and installation of onboard Wi-Fi on some domestic flights.
Following successful trials, Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has permanently introduced mobile phone and Wi-Fi connectivity onboard its A330 services between Ireland and the US.
A new industry report from think tank IDATE says 43% of aircraft will have broadband connectivity by 2017, with LTE technology creating increased competition.
The major developments in in-flight entertainment and connectivity are the subject of our second instalment of a three-part report by Raymond Kollau, Founder of airlinetrends.com
FTE caught up with Mary Kirby, Editor-in-Chief of Airline Passenger Experience, to discuss the current trends and future direction of in-flight entertainment and connectivity.
Southwest Airlines is making free live and on-demand TV available to travellers with internet-ready personal devices on Wi-Fi equipped flights.
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Passengers on Etihad Airways daily flights between New York and Abu Dhabi can now text, browse and call onboard, thanks to inflight data services from AeroMobile.
In an exclusive report for FTE, Raymond Kollau, Founder of airlinetrends.com, explains how new technologies are transforming the in-air travel experience.
Following this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Callum Tennent takes a look at some of the key in-flight trends to look out for in the coming months.
The airline experienced significant growth in passenger uptake of in-flight mobile and WiFi services, with a +130% increase in internet package sales and a +180% rise in connectivity revenues in the last year.
In total 150 of Qatar Airways’ aircraft, including its new generation A350s and A380s, will offer onboard mobile phone and WiFi signal.
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