We all like the Inflight Map – and there has been a charge to modernise the experience. One of these vendors – FlightPath 3D – has completed its 5000th deployment.
With 5,000 active installations across more than 80 airlines, FlighPath 3D has pushed forward in the market. , highlighting its market leadership and broad compatibility. This achievement reflects FlightPath3D’s mission to guide every flying passenger.
The 5,000th activation was on a Virgin Atlantic A350, named “Wendy Darling”, continuing a decade of collaboration between the companies.
FlightPath3D allows its software to be used both in the seatback and on a mobile device. It provides detailed flight tracking and augmented reality views, whilst providing airlines insights around usage and interests while integrated advertising opens new revenue streams.
The map interface is already one of the most engaging portions of the inflight entertainment experience, providing outsized value to airline partners. FlightPath3D has expanded that with Destination Guide, a video-based travel guide that takes a social style approach with saveable and shareable features to make discovering places and travel promotions while inflight accessible and fu
In Quotes
Nathan Bolt, Head of Digital Product & Journeys at Virgin Atlantic, notes,
“Our partnership with FlightPath3D keeps our customers both informed and engaged. The seamless updates and synchronization of the map across multiple IFE providers ensure our customer experience remains consistent across our fleet now and as it continues to grow.”
Duncan Jackson, President of FlightPath3D added
“Surpassing 5,000 aircraft installations marks a significant milestone and confirms the universal appeal of our platform,” adds
“With FlightPath3D, airlines can deploy advanced inflight map solutions on any device to increase passenger engagement while driving revenue.”
Deployment
FlightPath3D’s diverse clientele, includes presidential aircraft, business jets, airlines, and major international airports. This has been a driver for continued innovation of new features and products, including its Route Map and Destination Guide video platform – which are increasingly being adopted by airports worldwide, with activations at over a dozen leading airports like Heathrow, Philadelphia, and Houston.
How does it look?
I’ve seen FlightPath 3D deployed on American Airlines and British Airways. These have been customised to the airline’s needs and integrated into its IFE platform.
Here it is, deployed on an American Airlines 787 in Main Cabin.
When in use, it has fluid animations, with an impressive level of drill-down detail as you’re travelling.
With drill-down data down to the street in some respects
Meanwhile, it scales well to the larger screen that is installed on a British Airways Boeing 777.
With the In-Flight map being a major part of the long haul in-flight experience, being able to gain insights in use, as well as providing a fluid experience to the passenger is important – especially when you want to go beyond just the pre-rendered views.
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