“We are thrilled to have secured a 5 year partnership with Privilege Style and look forward to providing them with fresh and innovative content for their entire fleet. Our Everhub™ wireless solution will be fully customised to Privilege Style’s brand guidelines and we look forward to working in partnership to implement the solution and make it a success.”- John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
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Privilege Style selects Inflight Dublin for the provision of Wireless IFE Software and Content
Privilege Style has agreed a 5 year contract with Inflight Dublin for the provision of its Everhub™ wireless IFE software and content.
The partnership with Inflight Dublin will significantly enhance Privilege Style’s passenger experience with an extensive selection of the most recent and innovative content available. The content inventory will include something for every passenger with Hollywood blockbusters, Hollywood classics, TV show episodes, and kids programmes available to passengers.
Inflight Dublin’s wireless solution Everhub™ will provide a fully customizable software platform that will reflect Privilege Style’s brand and GUI design requirements. Everhub™ is equipped with Hollywood approved DRM for Early Window movies and is compatible with all Android, iOS and Windows devices. Other features will include a moving map. The wireless IFE software and content provided by Inflight Dublin will be available across Privilege Style’s entire fleet.
Inflight Dublin is the largest independent Content Service Provider (CSP) in the world, supplying video and audio programming and innovative services to over 50 airlines worldwide.
Inflight Dublin debuts next generation Everhub™ Portable Wireless Server at APEX Expo 2019
Inflight Dublin debuted the next generation Everhub™ Portable Wireless server at APEX Expo 2019, while exhibiting amongst the top industry specialists.
The state-of-the-art hardware was on display for airline and industry representatives alike to experience first hand its unique design which features a touch screen, user-friendly control panel.
The debut was recognised by several of the top aviation media outlets, including the APEX Expo Daily magazine, which is handed out each day of the Expo.
The front cover feature was present in the Day 2 version of the publication, including an interview with Inflight Dublin’s CEO, John White, who discusses the innovative capabilities and features of the new hardware.
The server can be powered by batteries or directly from the aircraft. It delivers secure, high definition, browser-based DRM content to 75 passengers per unit. The Everhub™ portable server minimises logistics costs through its hot-swappable battery configuration and remote loading of content.
“One of the other unique features is that we have a solid-state drive in the back, so content can be updated in a matter of seconds – you just pop one out and replace it with the new one.”
John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
If you would like to receive more information about our new server, or any of our IFE services, do not hesitate to reach out to us at mail@inflightdublin.com.
Inflight Dublin selected by SAS as its IFE Content Service Provider
Inflight Dublin has been awarded a 3 year contract for the provision of IFE content by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), Scandinavia’s leading airline. The first cycle of content provided by Inflight Dublin will commence in January 2020.
An inventory of content including movies, TV shows, music albums and games will be provided by Inflight Dublin. Locally produced and International movies and TV shows will be incorporated into this selection, chosen specifically to cater to the airlines’ audience. A next generation microsite created and managed by Inflight Dublin’s in-house Design and Software teams will also be provided. The microsite will enable passengers to browse the current entertainment, watch trailers and engage with SAS’s IFE offering. The platform is dynamic, enabling content to be seamlessly viewed on mobile, tablet and PC devices.
SAS operates a fleet of 169 aircraft to 123 global destinations, with hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. The inflight entertainment seatback system will be available on all long-haul flights to Asia and the US.
“We are delighted that SAS has chosen Inflight Dublin to be its IFE content service provider. It gives us great pride to be working with such a prominent airline, particularly with the introduction of new aircraft during the next few years. We are looking forward to further developing our partnership with SAS in the coming years and delivering an enhanced IFE experience to its passengers.” John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
Inflight Dublin is a global provider of IFE content and wireless solutions with over 35 years’ experience within the industry. This latest announcement coincides with the launch of their next generation Everhub™ portable wireless server to be debuted at APEX Expo in September 2019.
Loftleidir Icelandic choose Inflight Dublin for Wireless IFE
Inflight Dublin has been awarded the contract to provide wireless inflight entertainment for a number of Loftleidir Icelandic’s fleet. Loftleidir Icelandic is a subsidiary of Icelandair Group, and has been receiving IFE content from Inflight Dublin since 2018.
Inflight Dublin will be providing its all-in-one wireless IFE solution, Everhub™, across a number of Loftleidir Icelandic’s fleet allowing for an enhanced on board experience for its charter clients. The deal sees Inflight Dublin provide a wireless solution consisting of hardware, software and content provision. Loftleidir Icelandic has received premium content from Inflight Dublin for the last two years, and is now expanding its IFE to its charter clients. The Everhub™ software will have a flexible, customized, interface which will tailor to each clients brand and design requirements.
Loftleidir Icelandic’s fleet operates under the Icelandair operator certificates and on leasing contracts under Aircraft-Maintenance conditions to other airlines. Its services include Full Charter, VIP Charter, wet-lease and dry-lease operations.
“We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with Loftleidir Icelandic. Choosing Inflight Dublin for its wireless solution, on top of the usual content offering, shows great trust and satisfaction in Inflight Dublin’s services. We look forward to providing an enhanced IFE experience to its passngers in the future ”. John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
Inflight Dublin releases next-generation Everhub™ Portable Wireless Server
We are delighted to announce the launch of our next generation Everhub™ Portable Wireless Server and are proud to produce the most powerful and advanced wireless IFE solution available to our airline partners. Moreover, our server is DO-160G certified, making it the safest and most reliable solution on the market.
Our state-of-the-art hardware is complimented by our Everhub™ software platform which is fully customisable and tailored to our clients’ requirements. This allows airlines to create an immersive and user-friendly wireless IFE experience, with built-in ancillary revenue generators, and informative data analytics through our Everhub Control Centre back-office system.
The server can be powered by batteries or directly from the aircraft. It can also deliver secure, high definition, browser-based DRM content to 75 passengers per unit. The Everhub™ portable server minimises logistics costs through its hot-swappable battery configuration and remote loading of content.
With our global reputation as the industry’s leading content service provider, every aspect of our wireless IFE solution has been developed and processed in-house. This ensures cost and delivery efficiencies and as a result, truly backs up our stance as the only true end-to-end wireless IFE provider.
Key Wireless Features:
- Preloaded with Everhub™ software for inflight entertainment and ancillary services.
- Supports secure Digital Rights Management (DRM) content streamed to browsers so no app is necessary.
- Available as a standalone portable box using batteries or hybrid (aircraft powered) option.
- Crew control via touch screen or wireless connection.
“The next-generation Everhub™ server further enhances Inflight Dublin’s position as the only true end-to-end wireless IFE solution provider in the market. With the launch of our own server hardware, we are in complete and direct control of all the elements that airlines need in order to implement a wireless solution, namely hardware, software, content (including Early Window Hollywood movies) and design services”.
John White, CEO of Inflight Dublin
Technical features:
- 4.3 inch LCD touchscreen interface
- 2 x 96Wh batteries giving up to 14 hours operation
- Removable, secure, content hard drive (1 TB-3TB) allowing instant content updates with simple hard drive swap
- D-Link WAP streaming on 2.4 GHz & 5.0 GHz
- 3G/4G/LTE SIM for daily data transfer
David Miller, Inflight Dublin’s CTO added “We started looking at an option for our own server based on our experience providing wireless IFE solutions on a number of fixed and portable platforms. We fed this learning into the design of our new server to provide a robust and scalable system which seamlessly integrates both our cloud and aircraft hosted services to deliver the best passenger and airline experience in a single offering.”
The next generation Everhub Portable Server will be making its debut at this year’s APEX Expo in Los Angeles alongside our dedicated team of IFE specialists at Inflight Dublin Booth #1307 from the 10th-12th September.
To schedule an appointment or receive further information about our new server, do not hesitate to contact us at mail@inflightdublin.com
Inflight Dublin Summer Party 2019
Every summer, our dedicated Social Committee organises a fun, team-bonding activity for all our staff at Inflight Dublin.
This year’s activity was Painting and Prosecco at The Jar in Dublin city centre!
The image provided for everyone to replicate was a silhouette shot from The Lion King, to celebrate the newly released live-action remake of the classic.
A Painting and Prosecco artist went around the room and guided everyone through each stage of the painting process as can be seen above.
Here is everyone with their finished masterpieces!
Following the painting, the Social Committee organised a quiz with wonderful prizes to be won, alongside the glory of beating some of your colleagues…
Here is the winning team with their medals and free drinks!
The activities were followed by a great night of food, drinks and dancing in our own reserved bar and terrace.
Inflight Dublin prides itself on having an excellent social and inclusive environment and taking the greatest care of its employees!
Inflight Dublin's airline partners win big at SKYTRAX World Airline Awards 2019
Inflight Dublin is delighted to announce that several of our airline partners have been successful at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2019 in multiple categories. We take great pride in the recognition of our partners’ outstanding capabilities in the industry, in relation to IFE and also across the board of passenger experience.
Skytrax is an independent customer forum which has become a leading review site for airline, airport and associated air travel traveller reviews. It is recognised for its Airline and Airport Star Rating, the World Airline Awards and Airport Awards.
The World Airline Awards have taken place annually since 1999, following the launch of Skytrax’s airline customer satisfaction survey. Among this year’s winners are many of our own clients, which we are thrilled about.
The awards are divided into categories ranging from staff and cabin crew, to cabin classes and value for money. The survey submissions are free of charge and the 2019 awards received 21.65 million eligible survey entries which contributed to the final results.
On behalf of Inflight Dublin, we would like to congratulate our airline partners on their well-deserved awards:
Air Mauritius – Most Improved Airline in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines – Best Airline in Africa
Flynas – Best Low-Cost Airline in Middle East & Best Airline Staff in Middle East
Norwegian – World’s Best Long Haul Low-Cost Airline & Best Low-Cost Airline in Northern Europe
South African Airways – Best Airline Staff in Africa, Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness in Africa & Best Cabin Crew in Africa
TUI – Best Leisure Airline in Europe
We take pride in contributing to each of our airlines’ passenger experience on board and look forward to celebrating their further success in the future.
TUI selects Inflight Dublin for the provision of IFE Content
Inflight Dublin, a leading Inflight Entertainment (IFE) provider, has been awarded the contract to provide the latest IFE content to TUI, the world’s leading tourism group. TUI owns five European airlines and is the ninth largest airline operator in Europe. The TUI airlines fly more than 27 million guests per year to more than 150 destinations worldwide departing from more than 60 airports in eleven European countries. The collaboration with TUI aims to further improve the airline’s passenger experience through innovative content. The new relationship supports TUI’s dedication to elevating passenger experience to new heights.
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Inflight Dublin covers licensing, programming and delivery of inflight content for the TUI airlines in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Nordics. Content includes blockbuster movies, television programmes, eclectic audio selections, and broadcasts in 8 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish). The new IFE content is available across the fleet of TUI’s Boeing 787 and 767 (in-seat IFE) and the Boeing 737NG (overhead IFE).
“We are delighted that TUI has recognized our expertise in IFE content and chosen to partner with us. It gives us great pride to work with an industry leader like TUI, and we look forward to providing the greatest level of service to their member airlines and customers,” said John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
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Get in touch with us today to find out how Inflight Dublin can help you transform your airlines in-flight entertainment experience by providing the broadest selection of content, a range of design and digital services, and the Everhub wireless IFE solution.
SriLankan Airlines appoints Inflight Dublin as its IFE Content Provider
Inflight Dublin, a global provider of IFE content and wireless solutions, has been appointed by SriLankan Airlines to provide inflight entertainment services for the next three years.
SriLankan Airlines is the national airline of Sri Lanka and an award-winning carrier that flies to over 111 destinations across 48 countries. The airline is focused on providing passengers with a reliable, safe, and pleasant travel experience.
SriLankan’s reputation for a first-class service will be enhanced through the collaboration with Inflight Dublin and the provision of a substantial collection of Hollywood new release titles, choice classics, international movies, popular television shows and a diverse selection of audio content.
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“We are very excited to begin this new chapter with Inflight Dublin. Inflight entertainment is a key area of improving passenger experience and by working with IFD we will now be able to offer a superior level of service. All the latest content being made available to our passengers supports our goal of providing our customers with truly a unique travel experience.”
Vipula Gunatilleka, CEO of SriLankan Airlines.
The partnership between Inflight Dublin and SriLankan Airlines will deliver a huge boost to the passenger experience through the provision and extensive promotion of inflight entertainment that is of the highest quality and most up-to-date.
Icelandair chooses Inflight Dublin as its IFE Content Service Provider
Global provider of inflight entertainment and wireless solutions Inflight Dublin has been awarded Icelandair’s contract for inflight entertainment.
The partnership with Inflight Dublin will significantly improve Icelandair’s passenger experience through an extensive catalogue of fresh content that aligns with the airline’s desire to provide the best entertainment for its customers. Content will include an inventory of recent Oscar-winning films as well as a large selection of family-favourite classics, along with the choice to view numerous popular comedy and drama television boxsets. The passenger offering will also include a collection of locally produced movies, television shows, audio albums, and audiobooks in native Icelandic.
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Operating to over 45 gateways across Europe, the United States, and Canada, Icelandair has over 80 years of experience in making the passenger journey as memorable as the awe-inspiring landscape of Iceland itself.
“We are absolutely delighted to begin working with Icelandair and continue our expansion across Europe. Inflight Dublin’s vision of offering the very best content and innovative services to passengers aligns with Icelandair’s dedication to delivering an excellent passenger experience. It gives us great pride to work with such a recognisable brand, and we look forward to providing the best possible level of service.”
John White, Inflight Dublin’s CEO.
Icelandair operates frequent flights to Dublin from over 25 airports across Europe, Canada and the U.S. To learn more: https://www.icelandair.com/en-gb/flights/dublin/