IFPL’s Virtual Booth Tour, A Patent Challenge & More News
Today's Rectangle: IFPL's Bluetooth Technology Embedded in a Seat Arm Cap. Hi, it's Tricia! The IFExpress team just wanted to reach out to the IFEC community and our readers during this crazy time that we all are going through. If there is any news or coverage we can give your company, products and/or services don't hesitate to contact us - we are here to help get your message out. Direct all inquiries to my attention at plwiseman@gmail.com. Through team work our industry will weather this storm. Stay healthy and stay safe. IFPL Even in these challenging times, IFPL never fails to amaze us ...
Airbus Air-Bridge Flight, Eclipse & Display Interactive’s Strategic Agreement, Vt Miltope’s xMAP and Other Industry News
Today's Image: the new Airbus A330-200 MRTT air-bridge flight between Europe and China delivering additional face mask supplies to support the COVID-19 crisis. ECLIPSE GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY & DISPLAY INTERACTIVE Eclipse Global Connectivity and Display Interactive have signed a strategic agreement to provide end-to-end Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity solutions to airlines and business aviation operators worldwide. The agreement, which came into effect on March 15, 2020, sees Eclipse Global Connectivity taking an equity position in Display Interactive (DI) and becoming their first industry-based shareholder. “This agreement brings our relationship to a new level,” said Marc Pinault, CEO Eclipse Global Connectivity. “We have a long-standing ...
AirFly Pro and Other Aviation News
Today's Rectangle: AirFly Pro PUBLISHER'S NOTE Times are tough! Depression just may be around the corner. Read this: Deutsche Bank Economists forecast “severe recession” due to Covid-19 – Newsroom And as of Saturday, 3/21/20, the US numbers jumped up. Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Are Growing Faster In The United States Than Any Other Country In The World I guess the message here is: As this virus grows, airline and travel news will dwindle, so IFEC news just might be a bit reduced! The Farnborough Airshow - this year’s largest aerospace expo and a showcase for tens of billions of dollars of business deals ...
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IFPL’s Virtual Booth Tour, A Patent Challenge & More News
Today’s Rectangle: IFPL’s Bluetooth Technology Embedded in a Seat Arm Cap. Hi, it’s Tricia! The IFExpress team just wanted to reach out to the IFEC community and our readers during this crazy time that we all are going through. If there is any news or coverage we can give your company, products and/or services don’t... [Read more]
Airbus Air-Bridge Flight, Eclipse & Display Interactive’s Strategic Agreement, Vt Miltope’s xMAP and Other Industry News
Today’s Image: the new Airbus A330-200 MRTT air-bridge flight between Europe and China delivering additional face mask supplies to support the COVID-19 crisis. ECLIPSE GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY & DISPLAY INTERACTIVE Eclipse Global Connectivity and Display Interactive have signed a strategic agreement to provide end-to-end Inflight Entertainment... [Read more]
AirFly Pro and Other Aviation News
Today’s Rectangle: AirFly Pro PUBLISHER’S NOTE Times are tough! Depression just may be around the corner. Read this: Deutsche Bank Economists forecast “severe recession” due to Covid-19 – Newsroom And as of Saturday, 3/21/20, the US numbers jumped up. Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Are Growing Faster In The United States... [Read more]
Immfly & IAG Partnership, a Collaboration Between Carlisle IT & Gilat and More Industry News
IMMFLY Immfly announced it has secured a long term partnership with International Airlines Group. Immfly’s specialist onboard software services will support the development and maintenance of IAG’s universal platform (.air). The platform has already deployed the most advanced connectivity service across a large part of the Group’s fleet... [Read more]
Challenges and Opportunities In Today’s IFE Market and Other News
Challenges and Opportunities In Today’s IFE Market By: Juraj Siska of IdeaNova Building an IFE system into an airline platform is more attainable than ever before. With advancements in technology and a growing proportion of younger passengers expecting entertainment during their flight, integration is both affordable and necessary. Although... [Read more]
The Potential Impact of The Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other News
By no means could anyone refer to me as an alarmist; however, the potential impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the global economic marketplace could be significant and it has the potential to dramatically impact how we live our day-to-day lives, as well as, the aviation industry in general. One can argue that COVID-19 is not anymore... [Read more]
News From Panasonic, Inmarsat, SITAONAIR, Boeing and Others
PANASONIC Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) announced an agreement with Nelco Limited (Nelco) to provide satellite connectivity services to customers flying into India and over Indian airspace. With this agreement, Panasonic becomes the first satellite communications provider to begin inflight connectivity (IFC) operations under... [Read more]
Sichuan Airlines Selects Thales’ CORE IFE, The A330-800 Receives Joint TC,
Image: Airbus A330-800 receives EASA Type Certification THALES Sichuan Airlines selects Thales CORE IFE for its future fleet of A350 aircraft to deliver on their promise for exceptional passenger experience. Entry into service is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. Sichuan Airlines new A350’s will include a two-class cabin configuration... [Read more]
'Future–proofing' the IFE installation means providing an onboard network with sufficient bandwidth that the airline will never have to tear apart their airplane to re-wire to install upgrades. Fiber-to-the-Seat™ provides a fiber optics network running at a gigabit per second – High-definition video is only the beginning – who knows what the hot, killer apps will be 10-20 years from now?!”