If you are always traveling for business, then being in the air will soon lose its novelty. Suddenly, you have all this time in your hands with nothing to do. This, however, doesn't have to be the case. Many airlines…
Nowadays, airplane passengers are using more than one electronic device, which presents a unique challenge for airlines. How do they keep these passengers happy by maximizing the in-seat power supply without affecting other essential flight elements? To make matters worse,…
Customer acquisition and retention are crucial metrics for airlines. All airlines seek to make offers that will encourage their clients always to remain loyal. Different airlines score differently on this aspect, but the Emirates airline was the overall winner in…
This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo or AIX saw a thrilling line up of some of the most brilliant and innovative aircraft interior ideas seen to date. The three-day event held in Hamburg certainly lived up to its hype as airlines…
In 1914, the first-ever commercial flight took place lasting a total of 23 minutes. Commercial flights have changed a lot since that time with trips lasting longer, becoming more comfortable, and even including entertainment. Research has shown that 78% of…
The demand for quality entertainment has been witnessed across all industries, and this has led to manufacturers coming up with improved products while the consumers and the service providers continuously look for what works best for them. In the airline…
Roughly 41% of fliers watch movies and 21% of fliers read. But gamers? They game. In addition to a television set and movie screen, that in-seat monitor in front of travelers is also a high-tech gaming console. Aircraft interior products…
There are certain carriers that are slowly doing away with in flight entertainment systems, as well as those that pride themselves on offering only the bare bones to keep ticket prices low for consumers. While this might fly (pun intended)…
It's no secret that technology has made some major transformations to the way we consume entertainment. In the last 20 years, flatscreen TVs quickly went from an expensive novelty item to a mainstay in the average American household. Today, we…
Every day, an average of 8 million people travel by plane. Up to 78% of these trips are taken for leisure purposes while only 22% are taken for business. What do those numbers mean for your airline? It means you…
It's hard to imagine a time when you couldn't spend an entire international flight watching movies on inflight entertainment systems. Of course, the necessary technology didn't always exist, and inflight entertainment providers weren't always around to make an array of…
Not all inflight entertainment, or IFE, is made the same. These systems differ from airline to airline and some are superior to others. The quality of an airline's system is extremely important, as passengers will be relying on IFE products…
In our last post, we discussed the best amenities and features that an airline can have to make their planes more family-friendly. This list included inflight entertainment systems to occupy the kids, airplane power outlets for all of a family's…
When families fly, they are just trying to get the kids on the plane, into the air, and then back down again with as few obstacles as possible. In order to do so, families tend to look for amenities and…
The Aircraft Interiors Expo event has been held annually for 18 years, allowing manufacturers in the industry to display their in-flight entertainment systems, in-seat power supplies, and more to airlines and buyers. Part 1 covered the expo's inception in 2000…