All articles by Mary Kirby – Page 3
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INTERIORS: IMS gains new RAVE customers
Austrian Airlines and Canadian carrier Air Transat have joined a growing list of customers for The IMS Company's RAVE seat-centric in-flight entertainment system.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic offers upgrade solution to legacy IFE customers
Panasonic Avionics' massive installed base of legacy IFEC customers can rest easy knowing they need not replace aging systems to obtain next generation functionality,...
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INTERIORS: Airvod offers new IFE for Omni Boeing 777s
Omni Air has picked Airvod Entertainment's Seatcentric in-flight entertainment system for its Boeing 777-200s.
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INTERIORS: Qatar selects Airbus JV OnAir for A350 connectivity
Qatar Airways has picked the Airbus ALNAv2 standalone connectivity solution for its 80 A350 XWBs and with it Airbus/SITA joint venture OnAir's full cabin...
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INTERIORS: Rockwell Collins to re-enter in-seat IFEC market
Rockwell Collins is announcing today a strategic U-turn that will see it re-enter the market for new in-seat in-flight entertainment systems with the unveiling...
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INTERIORS: TAM picks Panasonic IFEC for A350s, 777s
TAM has selected Panasonic Avionics' next generation Android-based eX3 IFEC solution for linefit installation on 27 Airbus A350-900s, and the manufacturer's...
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NewsINTERIORS: Virgin America selects Lufthansa Systems BoardConnect
In a move that is certain to generate a big buzz in the in-flight entertainment and connectivity space, Virgin America has selected Lufthansa Systems' new...
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INTERIORS: Airbus tweaks A350 to seat over-sized passengers
Aircraft seat manufacturers are still working to ensure that the armrests on economy class seats for the Airbus A350 XWB can completely retract back so that...
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INTERIORS: Boeing yet to commit to connectivity for 787
Boeing is "looking at" providing in-flight connectivity as a linefit option on the 787 twinjet, but admitted it is "something we haven't committed to at...
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INTERIORS: TUI taps Panasonic for fleet-wide IFEC
Panasonic Avionics has won a contract from international leisure travel group TUI Travel to install in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions across the company's fleet of aircraft, including its forthcoming Boeing 787 aircraft.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic and Thales launch wireless streaming solutions
Determined not to relinquish market share to wireless in-flight entertainment newcomers, embedded IFEC heavyweights Panasonic Avionics and Thales have launched their own streaming video solutions.
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INTERIORS: IMS helps send American into the Galaxy
American Airlines, a long-time customer of The IMS Company, has turned to the in-flight entertainment and connectivity firm for assistance.
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NewsINTERIORS: SkyCast reveals tray table IFEC system
Lower your tray table for the next chapter in in-flight entertainment, urges SkyCast Solutions, which lays claim to having developed the only tray-integrated,...
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NewsINTERIORS: In-flight wi-fi arena hots up with Arinc's Cabin Connect
Competition in the in-flight wi-fi sector just got more intense now that Arinc has thrown its hat into the ring with a new Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-supported...
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NewsIFEC industry reaches watershed moment
After years of false starts, the in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) industry has reached a watershed moment where virtually every type of airline - from legacies and no-frills carriers to regional operators - are studying and adopting IFEC solutions, with countless vendors entering the market.
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TriaGnoSys teams with Siemens on lightweight IFEC system
TriaGnoSys has teamed with Siemens Communications, Media and Technology (CMT) to launch what the two firms are billing as "the smallest, complete" in-flight...
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NewsMore attractive pricing among drivers for renewed interest in SBB
Airlines are taking a second look at using Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband (SBB) aeronautical service to support in-flight internet for passengers, following the...
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Signal failures: Efforts to ensure that avionics are immune to electromagnetic interference intensify
Efforts to ensure that avionics are immune to electromagnetic interference are intensifying, as the proliferation of personal electronic devices in the cabin - and the cockpit - continues unabated
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The big squeeze on aircraft interiors
Strong demand for aircraft seats and galleys has led to a significant backlog in the industry, but manufacturers are wary of boosting capacity too quickly in an uncertain economy. As a result, airlines and leasing companies are facing difficulty in sourcing seats and galleys in the short term.
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NewsCRJ production cut in the offing in absence of sales
Bombardier is working aggressively to avoid slashing production rates of its CRJ regional jets, but concedes "it will be a much more difficult year for the regional segment" overall if a number of sales campaigns for the aircraft fail to bear fruit.