AirFi Boxes will be installed on nine aircraft and in the gate areas at various airports to offer Arkefly’s passengers a “fully connected experience”.
AirFi Boxes will be installed on nine aircraft and in the gate areas at various airports to offer Arkefly’s passengers a “fully connected experience”.
Emirates has unveiled new, redesigned headsets, which will be introduced from the end of June on all A380s and Boeing 777s to improve audio quality.

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.
Estonian Air has installed an AirFi box on each of its CRJ900 NextGen and Embraer 170 aircraft, allowing passengers to access a variety of content.
Content plans: Tour on 9th hosted by GOAA; Networking Day on February 10th
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Find out more >>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
Find out more >>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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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE Expo Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo.
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Panasonic Avionics’ David Bruner tells FTE that improved connectivity will drive uptake of live onboard television and real-time in-flight re-accommodation.

Japan Airlines’ new B787-8 has been equipped with the Thales AVANT in-flight entertainment system, making it the first airline in Asia to carry the state-of-the-art technology.

Airberlin has equipped the first two aircraft with onboard Wi-Fi as it starts a fleet-wide rollout, and is also introducing wireless in-flight entertainment.

FTE explores how airlines and tourism authorities can use wearable technology, like Oculus Rift, to create a new source of in-flight entertainment and revenue.

A partnership between Southwest Airlines and Beats Music means passengers can now access bespoke playlists on their own electronic devices.

Hong Kong-based Dragonair will introduce its new StudioKA wireless IFE system on its A320s, and upgrade the Business and Economy Class products.

Virgin Atlantic’s new 787 Dreamliner has entered service and passengers can make use of Panasonic’s eXConnect Ku-band Wi-Fi service, plus Vera Touch 2 IFE.

Featuring star members of the cast from all three films from The Hobbit Trilogy, watch Air New Zealand’s ‘The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made’.

FTE takes a look at how Asian airlines are embracing the latest technological developments to improve the in-flight passenger experience.

Philippines-based Cebu Pacific Air has started a trial of the SKYfi club wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system alongside KID-Systeme GmbH.

Panasonic Avionics has announced that it will introduce EMV-compliant Near Field Communication technology in its in-flight entertainment systems.

Mary Kirby explores how the collaboration between Panasonic Avionics and Recaro, and Lufthansa Systems’ semi-embedded IFE, could impact economy class travel.
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