IFPL, Team Work, Airbus and Some Additional News
IFPL As always, IFPL showed their flair for innovation in the peripherals marketspace during AIX. As many of you may remember, they announced a working relationship with Mirus Aircraft Seating at the 2016 APEX in Singapore for their USB A outlet. Not such big news you might say; however, this deal for AirAsia’s new Hawk slimline economy seating in their A320 fleet is now up and flying. This initial retrofit program is being followed-up by a line fit order for AirAsia’s new Airbus A320/A321neo aircraft. The new line fit order will also feature integrated high power 2A USB from IFPL. IFPL ...
Thales, Spirit, Gogo and Other News
Thales at AIX The past few months have been busy ones for Thales. During Aircraft Interiors Hamburg the company announced the expansion of their IFEC portfolio with the introduction of CORE and PRESTIGE inflight entertainment. The two products offer differing degrees of experience for airline passengers, depending on the airline’s objectives for providing inflight entertainment. As the name suggests, CORE is an IFE solution designed to provide the airline with value and competitive cost of ownership in conjunction with Thales support services and is configured on existing architecture that has been qualified and tested. CORE is PCI compliant and enables ancillary ...
Lufthansa Systems, Airbus, Boeing and More
This week's first story is from our friends at Lufthansa Systems and so we feature a Lufthansa rectangle (our ride home from Germany) and we liked the picture! We also had a great visit with Lufthansa Systems and the new management is really focusing the directions of their products and services. Lufthansa Systems You may well be familiar with Lufthansa Systems (LS) and their four (4) primary product offerings: 1. BoardConnect , which offers a modular, scalable design to the airlines and their passengers; 2. BoardConnect Plus has all the features of BoardConnect with the added benefit of enabling passengers to enter ...
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IFPL, Team Work, Airbus and Some Additional News
IFPL As always, IFPL showed their flair for innovation in the peripherals marketspace during AIX. As many of you may remember, they announced a working relationship with Mirus Aircraft Seating at the 2016 APEX in Singapore for their USB A outlet. Not such big news you might say; however, this deal for AirAsia’s new Hawk slimline economy... [Read more]
Thales, Spirit, Gogo and Other News
Thales at AIX The past few months have been busy ones for Thales. During Aircraft Interiors Hamburg the company announced the expansion of their IFEC portfolio with the introduction of CORE and PRESTIGE inflight entertainment. The two products offer differing degrees of experience for airline passengers, depending on the airline’s objectives... [Read more]
Lufthansa Systems, Airbus, Boeing and More
This week’s first story is from our friends at Lufthansa Systems and so we feature a Lufthansa rectangle (our ride home from Germany) and we liked the picture! We also had a great visit with Lufthansa Systems and the new management is really focusing the directions of their products and services. Lufthansa Systems You may well be familiar... [Read more]
News From Gogo, Panasonic, Rockwell Collins and More!
Well after seeing a great IFEC show in Hamburg we still wonder how the next journey will be improved, enhanced, and possibly changed for better. While, in the last couple years the IFExpress team has found two big game changers and they involve money and hearing. While its no travel breakthrough, upper classes make the experience much more... [Read more]
Changes at Gogo, Some Show Highlights, and a Round-Up of AIX Days 2 & 3
Gogo Late last week, Gogo announced some adjustments to their leadership roles within the commercial aviation division, as well as, the business aviation sector. John Wade, who has more than 30 years of aviation and IFEC industry experience, joined Gogo back in 2008 after a stint as CTO of ONAIR, has been named as the first President of... [Read more]
Round-Up: Passenger Experience Conference & AIX Day 1
As anticipated, the Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) on April 9, and the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) on April 10 thru 12 were the IFEC big deals last week. Each year we attempt to give readers a bit of an oversight about this week dedicated to the aircraft cabin and all things IFEC. This year was not different and for this week and... [Read more]
Astronics, Rockwell Collins, SkyLights and Other News
Well, AIX 2018 is finally upon us and the next 4 days promise to be an innovative rich and technology filled environment. Lets get started with a few pre-show news highlights. Astronics Astronics Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES), has been selected by multiple Asia-Pacific... [Read more]
AIX, Astronics, Lufthansa and More News
IFExpress is looking forward to seeing you at AIX in Hamburg next week. If you need to reach us please send a text directed to our Editor, Patricia Wiseman at +1 206 229 7899. We anticipate many new product developments and innovations! Lets get started: AIX Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), the global event that showcases the leading innovations... [Read more]
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