Immfly Partners with Journey Meditation
Immfly Airplane travel can often be a hectic experience. It is quite common for people who travel to feel stress, anxiety or to just worry about what comes next. In short, travel days are loaded with obligations. These obligations result in obstacles to thinking and living in the present. For this reason, Immfly has partnered with Journey Meditation, the company on a mission to help all people lead happier, healthier lives. By integrating the meditation practice into the aircraft environment, the two companies aim to elevate the travel experience and improve flight journeys for a more peaceful passenger experience. Journey Meditation was founded ...
Airspace Connected Experience: Pioneering Internet of Things in the Aircraft Cabin
Airbus at APEX Los Angeles During APEX Expo in Los Angeles, Airbus discussed their in-flight trials of IoT connected cabin technologies on board an A350-900 Flight Lab aircraft. In doing so, Airbus becomes the first aircraft manufacturer to undertake such flight-testing of actual connected cabin innovations. The platform, known as the Airspace Connected Experience, was unveiled at the APEX Expo Boston in 2018. The airframer said this technology will usher in a new personalized experience for passengers and provide opportunities for improving airlines’ ancillary revenues and operational efficiencies. The Flight Lab aircraft is one of the original A350-900 certification flight-test aircraft and ...
Boeing Announces Changes to ‘Sharpen Company Focus’
This week Boeing announced some significant changes within the company. Because of it’s importance, IFExpress focused on those changes for this week's edition; however, we will continue coverage from APEX Expo in the next issue! Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg Announces Changes to Sharpen Company Focus on Product and Services Safety The actions follow recent recommendations from the Boeing Board of Directors that were the result of a five-month independent review of the company's policies and processes for the design and development of its airplanes by a specially appointed committee, initiated by Muilenburg following the Lion Air Flight 610 and ...
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Immfly Partners with Journey Meditation
Immfly Airplane travel can often be a hectic experience. It is quite common for people who travel to feel stress, anxiety or to just worry about what comes next. In short, travel days are loaded with obligations. These obligations result in obstacles to thinking and living in the present. For this reason, Immfly has partnered with Journey... [Read more]
Airspace Connected Experience: Pioneering Internet of Things in the Aircraft Cabin
Airbus at APEX Los Angeles During APEX Expo in Los Angeles, Airbus discussed their in-flight trials of IoT connected cabin technologies on board an A350-900 Flight Lab aircraft. In doing so, Airbus becomes the first aircraft manufacturer to undertake such flight-testing of actual connected cabin innovations. The platform, known as the Airspace... [Read more]
Boeing Announces Changes to ‘Sharpen Company Focus’
This week Boeing announced some significant changes within the company. Because of it’s importance, IFExpress focused on those changes for this week’s edition; however, we will continue coverage from APEX Expo in the next issue! Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg Announces Changes to Sharpen Company Focus on Product... [Read more]
Biometrics are Key in Today’s Airline Strategies
Biometrics are Key in Today’s Airline Strategies The Opening Sessions of APEX had several ‘C’ level airline representatives discuss their perspectives on what has made their airlines successful. Delta Air Lines CEO, Ed Bastian, stated that Delta, “-could never compete on price alone, so we needed to find a way to distinguish... [Read more]
First Impressions of APEX EXPO 2019 in Los Angeles
IFExpress is back from a week in sunny Los Angeles, California where many new developments in the IFEC arena were on exhibit at APEX EXPO 2019. As we mentioned to many of you during the show, 2019 has predominately been a ‘step change’ year; however, there were a few exceptions, which we will cover in upcoming issues of IFExpress. But... [Read more]
Update: RAVE ULTRA The Next Evolution in IFE
During AIX we sat down with the Zii team and discussed RAVE and the next evolution of their full-up AVOD product dubbed ULTRA. Below is the fruit of that interview and several emails since then! While at their booth, we were shown (and amazed) at the size, and we mean thinness, of the screen. The point here is the display, its accompanying... [Read more]
IFPL Continues Innovation
At the upcoming APEX Expo in Los Angeles, California IFPL will demonstrate their latest innovative in-seat power and integrated peripheral solutions at booth #1229. The Isle of Wight company has an impressive range of passenger interface solutions. In addition to the existing peripherals, the new USB-Power Delivery and integrated AdPower... [Read more]
Astronics to Highlight New Power and Connectivity Technologies at Upcoming APEX, The Crystal Cabin Awards, Airframer News and Other
Astronics plans to introduce new power and connectivity technologies at next month’s APEX in California. The company told IFExpress that the new technologies bring together a set of power, connectivity, and data solutions that help airlines and airframe manufacturers improve the passenger flight experience while providing cost and operational... [Read more]
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