Part 1: Boeing Sky Interior Demystified
You may have noticed that the subject of 'passenger cabin experience' has graced a number of publications from IFEC organizations in recent months. For good reason - airframe manufacturers and their vendors have focused on this esoteric approach to the flying experience for good reason… it works. As one traveler we met said, "Flying sucks!" That got us thinking - why? The answer is pretty simple - try to name one good thing about the process - can't do it, can you? Boeing, and we expect to a similar extent Airbus, has made strides into the flying experience from the ...
A Mixed Bag!
This week the IFExpress Hot Topic is one of our mixed bag of stories we found while casting about the IFEC industry and we thought we would start of with a bit of IFExpress news. Next week, our Hot Topic will cover one of most important products to ever grace the passenger cabin experience - the Boeing Sky Interior. We trolled the world of aviation, interviewed experts and talked to suppliers to get the big picture for our readers, and we have to confess, it was not easy. We will tell you why next week but the "look and feel" ...
Got Power? Astronics Does!
How much power does an iPad really need? That question is one that our inflight friends are always asking so we set out to get a few answers. In fact, if you have ever noticed that strange message on your iPad: "Not Charging" or your later built device doesn't seem to raise the charge capacity even with the charger that came with the device, we might have an answer for you. First, here are couple ground rules: 1. Your new 3rd Generation iPad probably has a built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. This means that the battery could power (theoretically) a 40 watt ...
A Mixed Flight Bag!
IFExpress is probably never going to get caught up from the AIX fun in Hamburg but don't tell us we didn't try. Here is a news release from the then portable IFE supplier digEcor (with some 13,000 L7 portables sold) - who now has an installed IFE system called GLIDE. Here is their release: "Inflight entertainment leader digEcor, Inc. is excited to announce the recent signing of a deal to deliver their all new embedded inflight entertainment system, dubbed GLIDE IFE, to US charter carrier Air Transport International (ATI). Slated to launch on ATI’s fleet of Boeing 757 passenger-freighter Combi ...
Speakers’ Corner: Offering consumer tablets for inflight entertainment – what are the issues?
Whilst having a cup of tea with IMDC’s Robert Smith at Aircraft Interiors in Hamburg we chatted about the impending iPad Inflight Revolution and Robert had some thoughts that we liked and asked him to share with our readers. Here is what he told IFExpress: “On April 3, 2010 Apple released the iPad and effectively created a new type of consumer device. The touchscreen tablet sold 3 million units in its first 80 days on sale, passed 100 million units in 2012 and shipped an estimated 19.5 million devices in Q1 2013. Apple is now not the only major company in this ...
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Part 1: Boeing Sky Interior Demystified
You may have noticed that the subject of ‘passenger cabin experience’ has graced a number of publications from IFEC organizations in recent months. For good reason – airframe manufacturers and their vendors have focused on this esoteric approach to the flying experience for good reason… it works. As one traveler we met... [Read more]
A Mixed Bag!
This week the IFExpress Hot Topic is one of our mixed bag of stories we found while casting about the IFEC industry and we thought we would start of with a bit of IFExpress news. Next week, our Hot Topic will cover one of most important products to ever grace the passenger cabin experience – the Boeing Sky Interior. We trolled the world... [Read more]
Got Power? Astronics Does!
How much power does an iPad really need? That question is one that our inflight friends are always asking so we set out to get a few answers. In fact, if you have ever noticed that strange message on your iPad: “Not Charging” or your later built device doesn’t seem to raise the charge capacity even with the charger that... [Read more]
A Mixed Flight Bag!
IFExpress is probably never going to get caught up from the AIX fun in Hamburg but don’t tell us we didn’t try. Here is a news release from the then portable IFE supplier digEcor (with some 13,000 L7 portables sold) – who now has an installed IFE system called GLIDE. Here is their release: “Inflight entertainment leader... [Read more]
Speakers’ Corner: Offering consumer tablets for inflight entertainment – what are the issues?
Whilst having a cup of tea with IMDC’s Robert Smith at Aircraft Interiors in Hamburg we chatted about the impending iPad Inflight Revolution and Robert had some thoughts that we liked and asked him to share with our readers. Here is what he told IFExpress: “On April 3, 2010 Apple released the iPad and effectively created a new type... [Read more]
Three For The Road…
Next APEX TC meeting focuses on Content In case you’ve not yet heard, next week’s APEX Technology Committee meeting is focused on Content, but there are a few IFEC Systems issues too. The agenda was being finalized as this edition was distributed, but we’ve asked two of the TC leadership team (Michael Childers and Rich Salter) to give... [Read more]
NFC, Rockwell, and Others…
During AIX, we had a long talk with Geoff and Claire Underwood of IFPL and traced out the tech steps and reasoning around NFC – Near Field Communication. When we got back, IFExpress reviewed a couple of articles that talked about the need for passenger identification on aircraft and realized that the passenger manifests are not the... [Read more]
2013 AIX – The Stats Are In!
This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, which played host to the world’s largest display of aircraft interiors products and services, welcomed 8906 (pre-audit) visitors through its doors between April 9-11. This was a 12% increase on the previous year. The exhibition featured over 500 exhibiting companies from 26 countries, covering a... [Read more]
The new IFExpress website looks great!! What an improvement over the old site... it is like a whole new world. Cheers and kudos from New York City.”
