LATAM Adds HBO Max Content to its In-Flight Entertainment Offerings

Through HBO Max, LATAM Airlines Group and WarnerMedia announced an alliance that will strengthen in-flight entertainment system LATAM Play’s content offerings. LATAM Airlines Group will be the first in Latin America to enter this alliance, with preferential access to the HBO Max library. The alliance includes exclusive premieres like ‘Friends: The Reunion’ and ‘Raised by […]

Qatar Airways First to Introduce Touchless In-Flight Entertainment

Qatar Airways announced it would soon become the first global airline to offer passengers 100 percent touchless technology for its in-flight entertainment system. As part of the carrier’s latest COVID-19 safety measures, the Zero-Touch technology enables passengers on Qatar’s fleet of Airbus A350 planes to pair their electronic devices with their seat-back screen by connecting […]

JetBlue Adding New Inflight Entertainment Options

JetBlue is once again overhauling its more inflight entertainment (IFE) options by adding popular offerings from SHOWTIME, Spotify, INSCAPE and PressReader. Starting in November, passengers flying on JetBlue planes equipped with HD touchscreens can enjoy access to full seasons of top shows from SHOWTIME, chart-topping podcasts from Spotify, the biggest headlines from PressReader, relaxation content […]

From Popcorn to Brain Food, Airlines Enrich In-Flight Entertainment

The latest entry in the trend of onboard edutainment is the Ideas Roadshow, which offers in-depth conversations with some of today"™s leading thinkers and creatives. The Ideas Roadshow was the brainchild of the show"™s host, Howard Burton, who after creating a community outreach element to his research institute in Canada, found that many people were […]

In-flight entertainment: hacking NDC, BYOD and shopping

Cool spaces induce cool ideas and for a few hours last weekend the ground floor of Betahaus Hamburg was transformed into: "¢ an airport security line and duty-free store "¢ an economy seat beside a crying baby "¢ a champagne glass on the smartphone screen of a first-class passenger "¢ a natural-language voice search and […]