In-Flight Entertainment (IFE)

Taipei tests self-driving bus A self-driving bus was tested on the streets of Taipei earlier this month. From 1-5 August, a battery-powered EZ10 driverless vehicle was put through its paces along a designated bus lane on Xinyi Road. The bus can carry a maximum of 12 passengers, reach speeds of up to 40kph and operate […]

Air China has chosen to equip its new fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft with Panasonic’s latest in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solution. The Beijing-based carrier has selected the eX3 IFE system for its 10 new A350s, which will start being delivered in December 2017. This will provide extensive audio and visual content for passengers, including […]

In-flight Wi-Fi will become a “standard” product for airlines in the coming years, enabling passengers to stay connected and providing significant opportunities for airlines to earn additional revenues. This is the view of Otto Gergye, Inmarsat’s vice president for Asia Pacific, who spoke to Travel Daily on Wednesday following the CAPA LCCs in North Asia […]

Qantas has started trialling its new free in-flight Wi-Fi service, as it moves to improve its domestic passenger services. The carrier is working with ViaSat and nbn, the Australian broadband network service provider, to provide “fast, free, gate-to-gate in-flight Wi-Fi” on its fleet of single-aisle Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This will enable passengers to surf the […]

AirAsia has signed a deal that will increase the speed of its in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment services. The group has penned a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with Inmarsat for  the installation of its latest GX Aviation in-flight connectivity solution. This will equip AirAsia’s passenger jets with broadband internet, as well as enabling in-flight entertainment services […]

In-flight Wi-Fi will be faster than ever in future, after major provider Gogo revealed that its connectivity has reached a new top speed. The company has taken the performance of its 2Ku in-flight broadband service to speeds in excess of 100 mbps. This has been achieved through the use of a “next-generation” modem and new […]

Qantas passengers will be able to access extensive in-flight entertainment content later this year, as the carrier rolls out fast Wi-Fi on its domestic aircraft. Under the new domestic IFE programme, passengers will be able to watch movies and TV shows on Netflix, choose music from Spotify and access live sports, news and TV content […]

Explore gets emotional to help customers choose the right holiday Adventure travel company Explore is using emotion-tracking software to help customers choose their perfect trip. The bespoke software tracks people’s emotional reactions to visual stimuli. It then interprets the electrical activity within the brain to work out when the subject is finding something pleasurable.  Explore […]

AirAsia X, the long-haul low-cost carrier, is aiming to enhance its onboard experience with the launch of in-flight entertainment for all passengers. The new ‘Xcite Inflight Entertainment’ service will see the Malaysia-based airline provide passengers with tablet devices pre-loaded with TV shows, movies, games and magazine content. The content will be available in five languages […]