Editor’s comment: A team effort

By June 29, 2018 May 21st, 2020 General News

Inflight editor Alexander Preston summarises the latest happenings across IFEC and cabin technology.

We’re halfway through the FIFA World Cup and for some the journey is over. While there may be a sense of schadenfreude at the exploits of some teams, many fans will be experiencing a sense of gemütlichkeit – feeling relaxed and comfortable.

It’s a sense Turkish Airlines is bringing to passengers on its fleet of narrow-body aircraft which don’t offer seatback screens. To overcome this, the airline is installing wireless IFE. Downloading an app onto a PED, passengers will be able to access a wealth of entertainment options.

The flag carrier of Turkey is really flying the flag for its indigenous aviation industry as the system has been developed by Turkish engineers in cooperation with Turkish Technic Inc., and Havelsan.

Team play has also been in evidence at Spafax’s recent inaugural 48-hour hackathon, which saw two groups challenged to create AI-powered digital products, which could be integrated into Spafax Profile, Spafax’s entertainment personalisation platform with Amazon Alexa solution launched this past year (the first IFE solution of its kind), currently used by American Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS).

So Alexa, who will win the World Cup?


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