WASSUPP WAEA & Boeing?
Sniffing out a story is what the Hot Topic is all about and this looks to be a good one. It appears that not only will The IMS Company reveal a new I7 (that's "i" 7) - Personal Media Player in Long Beach at the WAEA/APEX Annual Conference, but that the player will be IMS’ first purpose-built portable. IFEXpress has learned that WIN, the WAEA Newsletter, will carry an article tomorrow, September 1, that says that COTS-leader IMS has opted to include a purpose-built PMP alongside its COTS devices in response to certain market requirements. We understand that ...
High Definition Multimedia Interface & High Definition Content Protection
While visiting a local aircraft LCD Display manufacturer recently, we blundered into discussion about HDMI/HDCP requirements and specifications and got a lively earful about the technology, the certification and the adopters who have driven the aircraft side of this High Definition video “thing”. We got to thinking and checked with a few industry know-it-all’s and discovered that there is not a lot of common knowledge on the subject. So, undaunted, we thought our readers might find what we discovered interesting. The HDMI specification in an industry certified standard formed and supported by over 700 companies. It describes an all-digital interface for ...
The Big Show, Plus Some Other Stuff!
This is your unofficial reminder about the upcoming WAEA (soon to be APEX) Conference & Exhibition, Sept. 13 - 16, Long Beach, CA. If you are only budgeting one conference for IFE this year, this is the one. We asked an expert for a one liner about the forthcoming show and here is what he sent - most excellent! "There will be a full day of Educational Sessions on Monday, September 13. These include a panel discussion about repurposing COTS technologies in IFE. Moderated by Michael Childers (LightStream Communications), the panel includes Joseph Renton of The IMS Company, Brad Heckel of ...
Automating The Last Link In The Airline Network – The Airplane!
Yes, we have probably mentioned the above sentiment a few times too many in the past, but it is becoming truer each day more technologies and channels are developed each year. Rewind to an article in AVIONICS magazine a couple year back when they noted: "Airlines and other users also want access to sub channels like mobile/cellular (GSM, GPRS, UMTS) networks, Wi-Fi, Wi-MAX and non-satcom broadband as a way to avoid UHF communications expense, particularly for ground operations. Such solutions, however, will require the integration of the aircraft with an airline’s IT network." This observation is spot-on and this ...
Airbus Global Market Forecast
Not long ago we presented the Current Market Outlook, Boeing's forecast for commercial passenger and freight aircraft. This week we focus on the Airbus version, called appropriately, the Global Market Forecast. If you want to view the complete 164 page PDF it is available for download. But if you want to see high spots in the breakdown, try the Interactive Showcase. Easy to use and sweet - gold star Airbus! Past editions of the GMF are also available via their home page as well (down at the bottom of the page). Overall, the GMF is a bit bigger and slicker ...
Hot Topics
WASSUPP WAEA & Boeing?
Sniffing out a story is what the Hot Topic is all about and this looks to be a good one. It appears that not only will The IMS Company reveal a new I7 (that’s “i” 7) – Personal Media Player in Long Beach at the WAEA/APEX Annual Conference, but that the player will be IMS’ first purpose-built portable. IFEXpress... [Read more]
High Definition Multimedia Interface & High Definition Content Protection
While visiting a local aircraft LCD Display manufacturer recently, we blundered into discussion about HDMI/HDCP requirements and specifications and got a lively earful about the technology, the certification and the adopters who have driven the aircraft side of this High Definition video “thing”. We got to thinking and checked with a... [Read more]
The Big Show, Plus Some Other Stuff!
This is your unofficial reminder about the upcoming WAEA (soon to be APEX) Conference & Exhibition, Sept. 13 – 16, Long Beach, CA. If you are only budgeting one conference for IFE this year, this is the one. We asked an expert for a one liner about the forthcoming show and here is what he sent – most excellent! “There... [Read more]
Automating The Last Link In The Airline Network – The Airplane!
Yes, we have probably mentioned the above sentiment a few times too many in the past, but it is becoming truer each day more technologies and channels are developed each year. Rewind to an article in AVIONICS magazine a couple year back when they noted: “Airlines and other users also want access to sub channels like mobile/cellular... [Read more]
Airbus Global Market Forecast
Not long ago we presented the Current Market Outlook, Boeing’s forecast for commercial passenger and freight aircraft. This week we focus on the Airbus version, called appropriately, the Global Market Forecast. If you want to view the complete 164 page PDF it is available for download. But if you want to see high spots in the breakdown,... [Read more]
The Hot Topic That Writes Itself Via Headlines!
While pondering an apropos subject for this week’s Hot Topic, we started following threads that began with Inflight Entertainment and the changes coming for fliers. Connectivity, a paid service, is becoming popular and available on hundreds of flights in the US and abroad and IFE is probably on the list to be supported by your cash.... [Read more]
It’s Current Market Outlook Time Again!
The Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO) is simply the next 20 year demand for air travel and airplanes. For as long as we can remember, marketing types have based many forecasts; In-Flight Entertainment and others, utilizing this informative tool. IFE has two commercial aircraft component markets (line-fit and retrofit) and the CMO and it’s... [Read more]
WTO – We Are So Confused!
Are you as well? Reading the press releases/websites from Airbus and Boeing, it seems that both claim victory in the launch aid kerfuffle used by Airbus. The June 30 ruling So, wisely sidestepping a position, we asked our readers what they thought about it and here are their various perspectives in ascending order of verbosity: 1.”... [Read more]
When connectivity becomes ubiquitous aboard commercial flights— and we’ll be there sooner than you think — the productivity unleashed will be extraordinary. Hundreds of millions of educated passengers, captive in an airplane for billions of hours a year, will be able to work, play, create and connect to their world on the ground.”
