Air Canada boosts IFE library by 50% with Crave and Stingray deals
Air Canada is expanding its IFE selection through exclusive partnership agreements with Crave and Stingray, which will increase content by 50% on certain aircraft types
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Gulf Air to promote UN’s work via IFE
Beginning in July, Bahrain’s national airline, Gulf Air, will feature United Nations’ (UN) award-winning series of short feature stories in its IFE catalogue to help raise awareness of UN health and well-being projects
Thales to launch 4K IFE with Emirates
Thales is introducing new security and encoding technologies to enable streaming of premium UHD content on its 4K IFE systems – with Emirates being the launch customer on its forthcoming Boeing 777X fleet
JAL selects Spafax for short-form IFE content
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected Spafax to licence, curate and deliver its short-form content selection onboard all the airline’s aircraft
Singapore Airlines signs up for digital magazine content
Following a tender process, Singapore Airlines has become the first Asian airline client to offer passengers access to Media Carrier’s premium e-paper library
Royal Jordanian installs wireless IFE
Royal Jordanian is now offering the ‘Sky Connect’ wireless IFE service on board its four A319s and six A320s
Panasonic opens the first of five planned innovation hubs
Panasonic has opened its Innovation Studio in Pleasanton, California, the first of five planned locations worldwide, which will serve as hubs for innovation, ideation and solution-building in the IFEC sector
Delta begins tests of 2Ku wi-fi on domestic fleet
Beginning May 13, customers on around 55 of Delta’s domestic flight segments on select short-, medium- and long-haul routes will be able to surf the internet free of charge during a two-week trial
Ethiopian Airlines selects Immfly IFE platform
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement to install Immfly’s on-board digital transformation platform for IFE, inflight e-commerce and on-board connectivity on 20 of its aircraft
Programmatic advertising added to UGO wireless IFE
Aligned with its ambitions to provide complete end-to-end solutions designed for airlines looking for new revenues, Display Interactive is partnering with Aeria Interactive for the programmatic Motus AI adserver