Up in the Air: IFE

Gulf Air has signed agreements with Avianor, Zodiac Aerospace and B/E Aerospace to upgrade its A330 fleet with lie-flat seats and a new IFE system.

Read our round-up of the five key onboard passenger experience trends to watch out for in 2014, including personalisation, crew empowerment, wireless IFE and in-flight phone calls.  

SilkAir, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is trialling a wireless in-flight entertainment system, which allows passengers to stream content to personal devices.

Gulf Air has updated its in-flight entertainment offering with six traditional Middle Eastern games, offering passengers a new way to spend their time onboard.

Emirates is introducing 50 hours of new children’s IFE content to keep young customers entertained and their parents relaxed during the winter holiday season.

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.

FTE caught up with Boeing Company’s Rachelle Ornan to find out what the aircraft manufacturer has planned and what we can expect of the future onboard experience.

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.