Airport recently announced that it will suspend all in-flight entertainment as IFE service providers stop cooperation.
On-flight entertainment for civil aviation passenger plane generally refers to providing optional movies, music and game services through the PTV (personal TV system) on the back of the chair, or playing movies through the suspended screen in the cabin, or using headphone sockets on the seat to provide music.
Picture: Russian Airlines A330-300 passenger plane Photo: Pull up the curtains
Movie, TV and music producers of cultural products such as movies, TV and music are all kinds of, and airlines do not have the energy to deal with them all. Globally, airlines generally purchase these content from agents. They are also called "content service providers", and are referred to as IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) suppliers in English.
IFE suppliers sometimes provide hardware equipment at the same time, and some can also be responsible for the maintenance of on-board lighting systems. The world's largest IFE supplier is Japan's Panasonic , which accounts for more than 30% of the market. If you fly frequently, you can notice that the PTV system of many aircraft in our country is produced by Panasonic. Outside Panasonic, Collins and Global Eagle in the United States are also famous IFE providers.
Picture: Panasonic PTV system Photo: Pull up the curtains
Which company is Russian Airlines cooperated with, but it is not uncommon for all the four major aircraft manufacturers in the world to stop their services, and it is not uncommon for peripheral suppliers to gradually stop their services. Russia now has fewer and fewer aircraft available, and domestic aircraft have not been delivered. Last month, its domestic passenger flow fell by a quarter year-on-year. In contrast, IFE's cessation of service is nothing.
IFE service is not the core technology of civil aviation, and Russian Airlines can also replace it with its own content. If it is a system with suspended screens in the cabin, just make your own video tape. But if it is an integrated system like Panasonic, it will be more troublesome. Not only do someone need to edit the program, but it also needs to be connected to the system format before it can be used normally (usually Linux system).
Picture: Russian Airlines cabin Photo: Pull up the curtains
Russia Airlines may take some time to restore the in-flight entertainment service with its own efforts. What should I do at this stage? It recommends that everyone close their eyes, take a nap, or read paper books. This sounds quite good for getting passengers out of their dependence on electronic products?
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