David Dicko, CEO of Skylights, reveals to FTE that four major airlines in Europe and the Middle East have agreed to trial the SkyTheater immersive headset.


David Dicko, CEO of Skylights, reveals to FTE that four major airlines in Europe and the Middle East have agreed to trial the SkyTheater immersive headset.

Gogo will provide closed captioning on its IFE streaming content, having reached an agreement with the National Association of the Deaf.

Indian carrier Jet Airways has partnered with GEE to introduce IFE content streaming on its fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft.

Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, has partnered with Panasonic Avionics to trial a tablet-based in-flight entertainment solution.

Virgin Australia has teamed up with Open Universities Australia to offer its passengers access to video-based education courses while flying.

Russian carrier Aeroflot has replaced its digEplayer L7 devices with Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablets, which will be offered to premium passengers on its A320s.
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FTE speaks to Japan Airlines’ Andrew Wang about the future of IFE and connectivity, and takes a look at embedded, wireless and virtual reality IFE solutions.

Jared Shoemaker, Director, Cabin Programs at BAE Systems, shares his thoughts on the future of the wireless in-flight entertainment market with FTE.

WestJet Connect, which includes more than 400 movies and TV programmes, live TV channels and onboard Wi-Fi, will be added to 767ER and Next Gen 737 aircraft.

Transavia, Lufthansa Systems, Skycast Solutions and Piksel offer their thoughts on the future of the fast-changing in-flight entertainment market.

WestJet Connect, which includes more than 400 movies and TV programmes, live TV channels and onboard Wi-Fi, will be added to 767ER and Next Gen 737 aircraft.

Transavia, Lufthansa Systems, Skycast Solutions and Piksel offer their thoughts on the future of the fast-changing in-flight entertainment market.

Brazilian carrier GOL has signed up to the high-speed 2Ku connectivity service, as well as the Gogo Vision and Gogo TV in-flight entertainment products.

The wide-reaching improvements include new Business Class seats, enhanced in-flight entertainment and more overhead stowage space for cabin bags.

JetBlue has partnered with Amazon to allow Amazon Prime members to stream content via their own device using the carrier’s free Fly-Fi service.

American Airlines is installing its Gogo Vision-powered IFE streaming service on a further 200 A319s, A320s and A321s, and offering free movies for a limited time.

We explore the Panasonic and B/E Aerospace ‘Jazz’ IFE/seat concept, Lumexis’ iPAX system, Thales’ immersive seat and a selection of other standout IFE solutions.

The leisure carrier has just a matter of weeks to decide which connectivity solution to invest in – a decision that could have a major impact on future operations.
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