possible IFE upgrade
Mar 26, 2007, 10:07 pm
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possible IFE upgrade
This was posted on the usaviation forum:
http://www.usaviation.com/forums/ind...howtopic=34474
If US got live TV on planes it would really be a big improvement
http://www.usaviation.com/forums/ind...howtopic=34474
If US got live TV on planes it would really be a big improvement
Mar 27, 2007, 9:12 am
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I think the PHL-TLV comment is interesting although we've heard it before.
I believe that route would do quite well. It's the only *A non-stop from the US to Israel. If they add the new business class seats and this new IFE, it could be a very successful route.
Just don't check any bags.
I believe that route would do quite well. It's the only *A non-stop from the US to Israel. If they add the new business class seats and this new IFE, it could be a very successful route.
Just don't check any bags.
Mar 27, 2007, 9:45 am
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So Christ is managing the new IFE project? This should be interesting.
Maybe they can save some money by just installing the US PR magic-8 ball on the seatbacks, which I'm convinced they must be using, to create their "excuse du jour" (what's that you ask, well it's the excuse of the day!).
I can see it now. You board the plane and you sit. And sit. And sit. And there's no announcements from up front. So you give the seat in front of you a little shake and see what pops up:
"We're waiting on connecting passengers" Hey, great, now I'm informed.
So you see a few people get on the plane and you're still sitting there so you shake it again:
"Catering delay" Really, a catering delay? They could have handmade hot pockets in this time, what's taking so long! So you shake it again, and this time ask, "can a business really operate like this?" And you get the answer of:
Outlook hazy, try again later
Fun for the whole family! ^
Maybe they can save some money by just installing the US PR magic-8 ball on the seatbacks, which I'm convinced they must be using, to create their "excuse du jour" (what's that you ask, well it's the excuse of the day!).
I can see it now. You board the plane and you sit. And sit. And sit. And there's no announcements from up front. So you give the seat in front of you a little shake and see what pops up:
"We're waiting on connecting passengers" Hey, great, now I'm informed.
So you see a few people get on the plane and you're still sitting there so you shake it again:
"Catering delay" Really, a catering delay? They could have handmade hot pockets in this time, what's taking so long! So you shake it again, and this time ask, "can a business really operate like this?" And you get the answer of:
Outlook hazy, try again later
Fun for the whole family! ^
Mar 27, 2007, 10:57 am
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Live TV in the 333 would be great but even better in that and the 752's, 321's, and 767's. And maybe just in FC in the other planes. That would def. entice some to buy FC seats.
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
Mar 27, 2007, 10:59 am
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Live TV in the 333 would be great but even better in that and the 752's, 321's, and 767's. And maybe just in FC in the other planes. That would def. entice some to buy FC seats.
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
Mar 27, 2007, 11:46 am
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Live TV across the oceans is very hard. Direct tv/dish network is only available across the continental US.
B6 when flying to the carribean relies on movies stored on the IFE hard drives.
As for IFE coming to US. I have known about it for a while but now that Christ has disclosed it I can confirm that it is being worked on. Still to early for a timeline as most of the focus was on other merger related stuff.
Momentum on inflight projects was gone during the merger.
However there is a long list of many things that are finally going to see the light of day.
B6 when flying to the carribean relies on movies stored on the IFE hard drives.
As for IFE coming to US. I have known about it for a while but now that Christ has disclosed it I can confirm that it is being worked on. Still to early for a timeline as most of the focus was on other merger related stuff.
Momentum on inflight projects was gone during the merger.
However there is a long list of many things that are finally going to see the light of day.
Mar 27, 2007, 11:49 am
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Live TV in the 333 would be great but even better in that and the 752's, 321's, and 767's. And maybe just in FC in the other planes. That would def. entice some to buy FC seats.
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
That would be great to have while sitting on the tarmac in PHL for 8 hours! Especially during Football season!!!
Got to think *ahead* of the curve, not "let's adopt this now-mainstream technology only in first."
US should be setting the standard. It wasn't that long ago that they did -- remember the Envoy launch? People from Europe went out of their way to fly US, it was so good.
How times have changed. Why not try and recapture that leadership?
Mar 27, 2007, 2:33 pm
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60 channels of VOD programming on a brand new system would be a good start. The new systems are worlds better than the Passport system on US's 330. I think US should aspire to winning the Avion Award for Best Overall IFE next year. 