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...]
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...]