ETW Staff – Mumbai
Jet Airways has announced the introduction of an in-flight entertainment (IFE) streaming service. The service enables wireless streaming of movies, TV programmes, music, games and children’s programmes directly onto smartphones, tablets and laptops. The airline has developed the new system in collaboration with Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE).
The service will be introduced on the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft starting from the second quarter of 2016. The airline further plans to upgrade from a streaming service to a full broadband satellite connectivity in the future. Once the service is fully rolled out, guests will be able to enjoy audio/ video content, 3D flight tracker, interactive games, and have access to a range of destination information.
Gaurang Shetty, senior vice president – commercial, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways has constantly innovated to adopt new age technologies to enhance the guest experience. This initiative will provide entertainment and communication options to guests and we are confident it will set new benchmarks by delivering high quality, global entertainment content to guests’ personal devices.”
Wale Adepoju, chief commercial officer, GEE said, “GEE is honoured to expand its long-term partnership with Jet Airways. By deploying GEE’s Airtime IFE streaming solution across its fleet, Jet Airways can deliver a broad range of entertainment content to passenger’s personal devices with an eye on full blown satellite connectivity aboard future flights.”