WiFi (or in-flight connectivity) in planes in Europe can best be described as "patchy" at best, and "hopeless missing" at worse, with limited carriers offering WiFi connectivity aboard their planes on European routes (with Norwegian Air Shuttle operating the most planes with WiFi aboard), and other airlines making token efforts as they dip their toes into the WiFi water … [Read more...]
Amazon Prime to offer offline videos – perfect for IFE?
For those of you with Amazon Prime, one of services offered with Prime is the ability to watch videos and original programming that Amazon offers. Up until a few days ago, Amazon offered offline viewing of content on the Kindle Fire range of Tablets. This is now being expanded to Apple and Android devices. It will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers in Austria, … [Read more...]
On why I still make GhettoIFE systems…
Yes. I still make GhettoIFE systems. I'm guilty as charged. For those of you who are new to Economy Class and Beyond and are wondering what the heck is a GhettoIFE system, or why my iPhone is in a sickbag, grab some popcorn and a thought. A GhettoIFE system - put simply is a method of mounting a phone or small handheld device in a holder of some-sort that you can find on a … [Read more...]
Delta ups its In Flight Entertainment Game
In Flight Entertainment is one of the few distractions in the air that I love (apart from looking out of the window of a plane... that in itself is in flight entertainment). IFE is pretty common across carriers - however, in the USA there has been signs of carriers charging for IFE on planes (exContinental LiveTV, JetBlue, Frontier and others come to mind). Delta is seems are … [Read more...]
The Rise of Bring Your Own IFE
Many moons ago, I starting making and writing about Sickbag based In-Flight Entertainment Systems - or what I called "GhettoIFE Systems". A 2014 GhettoIFE system aboard an Air France Airbus A319 - Image GhettoIFE. The idea being that I could bring entertainment that I wanted to watch inflight, as opposed to IFE that 1) I didn't want to watch or 2) didn't exist. When the … [Read more...]
The FIFA World Cup … Live on Etihad
It's the Soccer-ball World cup and I couldn't be more excited about it*, with four weeks of ball to ball action**. Etihad seem to be excited about it, as they will be streaming all 64 matches live to their long haul planes. Etihad Boeing 777-300ER taxing at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE IMG media will be doing the heavy lift, with the World Cup broadcast onboard the … [Read more...]
Finnair to introduce tablet IFE systems on their A321-Sharklet aircraft
Finnair is planning to make a switch from traditional In Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems towards tablets according to http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnair_to_save_on_fuel_with_tablets/6871490?origin=rss. The main reason seems to be the weight of traditional IFE systems (be they old generation systems or the new generation ones) is having an impact where it hurts - fuel costs. … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic to introduce gate to gate IFE
Virgin Atlantic is to join the number of airlines who have gate to gate In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) onboard. Currently, the IFE is switched on 25 minutes into flight, and switched off about 40 minutes before the end of a flight (as well as the safety demo). On certain services, this will become a Gate-To-Gate service after the In-Flight Safety Video/Safety Briefing is … [Read more...]
British Airways introduces gate-to-gate IFE
It seems the march of Gate-to-Gate In-Flight Entertainment continues, with British Airways now allowing use of its IFE systems through all phases of the flight - take off, cruise and landing. BA has worked with the CAA, trialling the modified IFE product, and checking safety of using such a product. This will allow BA to deliver the entertainment product beyond the 20 … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines to debut Panasonic’s EX3 IFE system
Yes, an actual on topic post at GhettoIFE where we talk about ... IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) Singapore Airlines will be début Panasonic's new IFE system - the EX3 on-board its aircraft. Now EX2 is a great system (it's installed in various aircraft - from United's 767-300ER's to Singapore Airlines A330's to ANA's new 787), but the march of progress is a strong … [Read more...]
