From free meals to complimentary wireless IFE streaming, some airlines are challenging the idea of an economy class race to the bottom.
REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
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From free meals to complimentary wireless IFE streaming, some airlines are challenging the idea of an economy class race to the bottom.
Qantas passengers on Wi-Fi enabled domestic flights will soon be able to stream content from Netflix and Foxtel, and listen to music on Spotify.
XL Airways has teamed up with Immfly to offer a wireless IFE platform on routes to the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and United States.
American Airlines’ Brian Richardson, JetBlue’s Jamie Perry, Delta’s Joe Kiely and Aeromexico’s Rodrigo Llaguno discuss the future of in-flight entertainment.
AirAsia X has launched its ‘Xcite Inflight Entertainment’ service, which gives passengers access to IFE and duty free shopping on Huawei Mediapad 2 devices.
Turkish Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s eX1 IFEC system for 167 new narrow-body aircraft.
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Turkish Airlines has partnered with Denon to offer business class passengers high quality headphones, while tablet-based IFE will also be introduced.
Jet Airways has launched its new wireless IFE system, which allows passengers to stream a wide variety of content on their own devices.
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Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be bringing live TV to its 787 fleet, after agreeing a partnership with Panasonic Avionics and IMG.
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APEX’s Joe Leader, Brian Richardson and Michael Childers offer their thoughts on the future relationship between technology and the passenger experience.
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be bringing live TV to its 787 fleet, after agreeing a partnership with Panasonic Avionics and IMG.
Lufthansa Systems has announced the installation of its BoardConnect Portable IFE system on over 70 of Eurowings’ aircraft.
JetBlue’s Joanna Geraghty tells FTE that the carrier will soon enable passengers to stream content from their devices to the seatback IFE screens via NFC.
FTE explores how in-flight entertainment apps, media kiosks and pre-flight downloads are having a positive impact on the passenger experience.
SWISS has started trialling a new entertainment service, called ‘SWISS e-media’, for its customers travelling from Geneva Airport.
XL Airways is partnering with Immfly to offer a new wireless entertainment service for flights to the Caribbean, North America and Indian Ocean.
Aeromexico’s pilot programme will provide passengers with free access to Netflix on select aircraft equipped with Gogo’s 2Ku connectivity system.
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