| OceansTV WIN 2 Telly Awards |
| OceansTV has been honoured with the 30th Annual Telly Award for two entries -- Carnival Photo Services "Fun" commercial in the Travel/Tourism category, and Dillard's "Velvet Rope/Juniors" music video in HD in the Music Video category. The post production work for these videos was produced by IFE Services Ltd
OceansTV - Showcase The Telly Awards is the premier award honouring outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programmes as well as the finest video and film productions. The Telly Awards annually showcase the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators and corporate video departments in the world. The Telly Awards is a widely known and respected national and international competition and receives over 10,000 entries annually from all 50 states and foreign countries. |
| Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| South Africas Mango to offer Row 44 broadband |
| Low-cost airline Mango will be South Africans first domestic airline to offer inflight broadband over WiFi. The service will be provided by Internet service provider WirelessG, which has an agreement with Row 44 for exclusive distribution of its Ku-b ... |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| ALASKA AIRLINES CHOOSES AIRCELL'S GOGO OVER ROW 44 |
| Alaska Airlines has announced the selection of Aircells Gogo Inflight Internet service over Row 44, whose solution Alaska has been trialing since January 2009. Alaska and Aircell are working to install the service on a B737-800 and will begin testing ... |
| Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Panasonic and AeroMobile to supply Global Communications Suite to Turkish Airlines |
| Panasonic Avionics its chosen inflight mobile technology supplier have been selected by Turkish Airlines to supply the airline with Panasonic's eX2 IFE and Global Communications Suite consisting of eXConnect, eXPhone, and the Panasonic Airborne Telev ... |
| Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| AeroMobile becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Telenor |
| AeroMobile has finalized a deal under which it will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telenor Group, its principal owner at the time it entered administration in the UK. The move will enable AeroMobile to emerge from administration, where it has sp ... |
| Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Southwest Airlines to begin installing Row 44 equipment |
| Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Row 44 to begin installation of the connectivity providers Ku-band solution onboard the Southwest fleet beginning in the second quarter. At first the airline will install at the rate of 15 aircraft per ... |
| Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Aircell secures US$176m of equity financing |
| | USA | Aircell has announced the completion of the private placement of equity securities totaling US$176 million to new and existing investors. Proceeds of the financing will be utilized to provide funding for capital investments for network expan ... |
| Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Free-to-pax WiFi? 'It's possible' as Row 44's exclusive Hughes deal... |
| Speculation by industry analyst Tim Farrar that Row 44's cost of bandwidth would result in 'an unsustainably costly load' if Southwest Airlines did not charge passengers for the service [see WIN, 4 January, 2010] is disputed by IFEC expert Michael Pl ... |
| Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| ViaSat shows its Ka-band connectivity hand |
| ViaSat has become the first aero satcoms service provider to declare an interest in using Ka-band to augment its connectivity offerings. Speaking just before the turn of the year to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Californian company's chief executi ... |
| Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Latest act of attempted terrorism increases business model and IFEC system... |
| In the wake of an alleged terrorist attack onboard Northwest Airlines' Flight 253 flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on 25 December, airlines with U.S.-bound flights turned off moving map displays, passenger communications devices, and some IFE and liv ... |
| Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Aircell's Gogo adds video downloading |
| Aircell's Gogo will add a video download component later this year, WIN has learned, enabling passengers to download movie and television content to some laptops inflight using an onboard server and Gogo's WiFi connection. Aircell is playing its ca ... |
| Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| OnAir Continues to climb, as AeroMobile circles in the hold |
| Connectivity provider OnAir got off to a flying start in the new year, announcing yet another addition to its customer list Afriqiyah Airways--and making a first move into the maritime market aboard Europa, flagship of Germany's Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. ... |
| Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT |
| Lufthansa To Relaunch FlyNet Inflight Connectivity |
| Lufthansa in mid-2010 will reintroduce FlyNet, its satellite-based inflight connectivity service via Panasonic Avionics Corporation's Global Communications Suite. Lufthansa plans to equip a major part of its long-range fleet with FlyNet within the f ... |
| Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| BA LAUNCHES MOBILE ONAIR ON ALL BIZ CLASS ROUTE |
| British Airways on 29 September launched the OnAir inflight connectivity service on its business class only Airbus 318 aircraft flying the London City Airport-New York route. |
| Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| CREST/DMX TEAM FOR CUSTOM AUDIO PROGRAMMING/SERVICES |
| Crest Digital and DMX, Inc. have formed an exclusive long-term strategic alliance that will provide custom audio programming and related entertainment services to airlines and will allow airlines to sell the programming to passengers. |
| Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| US AIRWAYS UNVEILS ENVOY SUITE WITH AVOD, LIE-FLAT SEATS |
| US Airways beginning in November will install its new Envoy Suite business class featuring fully lie-flat seats and the Panasonic Avionics Corporation eX2 AVOD platform on 15 Airbus 330-200 aircraft. |
| Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| Court Rules in Favor of e.Digital in digEcor vs. e.Digital Litigation |
| The US District Court for the District of Utah in September ruled in favor of e.Digital on all remaining claims in litigation filed by digEcor against e.Digital in June 2006. |
| Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| Panasonic Chooses SIA Engineering Company for IFEC Maintenance |
| Panasonic Avionics Corporation has signed an agreement with the SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) for maintenance services for the entire Singapore Airlines fleet over 10 years. Panasonic currently provides IFEC systems for SIA's entire fleet. |
| Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| Etihad Launches New First Class With AVOD |
| Etihad Airways in August launched its new first class suite featuring the Thales TopSeries AVOD platform on an Airbus 340-600 flying between Abu Dhabi and London. A second A340-600 with the new suite will launch this month. |
| Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| SWA To Install Row 44 Wi-Fi Fleetwide |
| Southwest Airlines said it plans to install the Row 44 satellite-based inflight connectivity solution fleetwide beginning in Q1 2010. |
| Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| AA Hits Milestones with 100 Gogo-Equipped Aircraft |
| American Airlines has installed the Aircell Gogo Inflight Internet service on 100 MD-80 aircraft, with 150 MD-80 installations scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009. |
| Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| LIBYAN AIRLINES SELECTS ONAIR |
| Libyan Airlines will install Mobile OnAir inflight passenger communications services on its fleet of seven new single-aisle Airbus 320 aircraft flying routes across Europe and the Middle East. Deliveries are expected in 2010. |
| Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| Row 44 Gets FCC License for Inflight Wi-Fi |
| Row 44 early this month received a permanent operating license from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide its satellite-based inflight Internet service. |
| Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| US Airways Chooses Aircell Connectivity |
| US Airways will offer Aircell's Gogo(R) Inflight Internet service beginning early 2010. The service initially will be available on US Airways' 50 Airbus 321 aircraft flying select domestic routes. A map detailing those routes is available i ... |
| Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| Gogo Fleet-wide on AirTran; Aircell Intros New Pricing Options |
| AirTran Airways has completed installation of Aircell's Gogo(R) inflight wireless broadband connectivity solution across its entire fleet of 136 Boeing 737 and 717 aircraft. |
| Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT |
| ANZ Safety Video Has Nothing to Hide |
| Air New Zealand on 29 June began airing its new safety video featuring airline employees in painted-on clothing. The new video airs on Boeing 737 aircraft flying domestic New Zealand routes. |
| Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT |