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 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...]
British Airways to allow Electronic device useage after landing
Ok, who here is guilty of turning on their phone the moment your plane lands - even when the flight attendants or cabin crew tell you not to? Thought so. British Airways seems to recognised this, and has agreed a safety case with the Civil Aviation Authority that will allow passenger to switch on phones and other electronic devices after landing after leaving the … [Read more...]
Scoot to deliver streaming In-Flight Entertainment
Scoot- the long haul low cost off-shoot of Singapore Airlines is making a very move. The airline currently offers In-Flight Entertainment via iPad's, and is expanding their offering onboard using a service called "ScooTV". The service is a streaming media service - think like Youtube/NetFlix/LoveFilm/BBC iPlayer service rather than an iTunes/Google Play service where you … [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...]
Qantas to offer Streaming IFE through iPads
In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on the Apple iPad has been an interesting development since the first Apple iPad came out (and yes, I dismissed it in the very first instant as companies would have to develop mounts... and I've been eating humble pie ever since as mounts slowly appear and things like SmartCovers turn up). In nearly all cases when an airline offers an iPad, the … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific considers removing IFE units to save fuel
In an interesting move, Cathay Pacific is considering the removal of seat-back in-flight entertainment systems from its entire fleet. Why? To save weight and fuel IFE Systems add between one to two tonnes of weight on-board a plane. That weight has to be carried around where the plane goes, so more fuel is required. Multiply that over a fleet of planes, and the savings … [Read more...]
UA: Channel 9 to remain, and fleet upgrades on the way
United are bevering away, and have stumped up a new PR. Lets break it down: More Long Haul Flat Seats - New seats are going in with all-new flat-bed seats in the premium cabins on 26 Boeing 767s – 12 Continental 767-400 aircraft and 14 United 767-300 aircraft (yes, the domestic birds are getting a tidyup at last). For these birds will also have AVOD and inseat power … [Read more...]
