Ok- a quick roundup in the world of In Flight Entertainment (yes - on topic for this blog for once!) US Airways signs with GoGo for Wireless connectivity - Leapfrogs United. Yes - my favourite airline has leapfrogged United and has decided to plump for GoGo wireless, and will be installing it in A321 aircraft. With a 50 aircraft deployed currently and an additional 15, … [Read more...]
Paris Air Show Update Day 3
Sorry - no fancy graphic today as it's been a day from hell (and when I find the ****** who wrote the Conflicker virus, I will rip them to bits - then leave them to the rest of the office) Order update Royal Air Maroc - 6 ATR's of sorts. IFE Update - Panasonic have been mentioning that their iPod merging equipment is going nicely... on the following airlines: Singapore, … [Read more...]
Paris airshow and IFE – What’s hot?
Well this week the Paris Air Show is off and running. Obviously, I'm not there (my purse strings are limited y'know), so I'll be analysing some of the stuff coming from Flight International, Cranky, and a few other sources to make some sort of sense of whats going on in the world on In-Flight Entertainment Lets look at the free entertainment first - the world out of your … [Read more...]
So what *IS* Ghetto IFE?
IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) is in so many words something to keep you occupied when you're trapped in a small seat crossing distances far and wide. This is very common amongst long haul and short haul aircraft across the world (well.. except in Short Haul in Europe it seems where the only thing you get is a seat to sit in - and that's if you've been good). But there are of … [Read more...]