Post by stealthmanbob on Feb 8, 2019 12:46:49 GMT 1
I had not realised that Delta has developed its In Flight Entertainment (IFE) system !
Flight Global quote - "The inflight entertainment investment is more of a wild card. Delta chief operating officer Gil West told investors in December that the airline was able to engineer, certify and manufacture the system on the A220 at “a fraction of the cost point that we pay today” to outside vendors.
In addition, the system developed for the A220 is wireless and uses tablet displays, a reduction in weight that could generate significant operating cost savings.
Other US carriers, particularly American Airlines and United Airlines, have preferred to remove in-seat entertainment systems on narrowbody aircraft due to the cost and weight of those systems. They have moved to streaming options that require passengers to use a personal tablet or other device.
Delta plans to install the wireless seatback entertainment system on its new Airbus A321neos and Airbus A330-900s, as well as on Boeing 767-400ERs as they are retrofitted.
The carrier is not stopping there though. Delta wants to sell the new inflight entertainment system to Airbus, as well as to other airlines, says West."
Full article - www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-delta-seizes-opportunities-with-a220-intro-455600/
Flight Global quote - "The inflight entertainment investment is more of a wild card. Delta chief operating officer Gil West told investors in December that the airline was able to engineer, certify and manufacture the system on the A220 at “a fraction of the cost point that we pay today” to outside vendors.
In addition, the system developed for the A220 is wireless and uses tablet displays, a reduction in weight that could generate significant operating cost savings.
Other US carriers, particularly American Airlines and United Airlines, have preferred to remove in-seat entertainment systems on narrowbody aircraft due to the cost and weight of those systems. They have moved to streaming options that require passengers to use a personal tablet or other device.
Delta plans to install the wireless seatback entertainment system on its new Airbus A321neos and Airbus A330-900s, as well as on Boeing 767-400ERs as they are retrofitted.
The carrier is not stopping there though. Delta wants to sell the new inflight entertainment system to Airbus, as well as to other airlines, says West."
Full article - www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-delta-seizes-opportunities-with-a220-intro-455600/
