Industry Addendum: Aircraft Interiors
Vistara orders Bluebox Wow portable streaming platform
September 1st 2018
Joint venture full service carrier, India’s Vistara, has agreed that Scotland’s Bluebox Wow will provide portable wireless IFE aboard its 21 A320s and additions of the type to the fleet from this month. Read More » Vistara World’s 70 hours of video and audio content will be streamed wirelessly to the personal devices and laptops of Vistara passengers.
“With the introduction of wireless streaming of IFE content, we will deliver a product our customers have said they desired, enhancing overall customer satisfaction and experience with an efficient and cost-effective IFE solution,” Vistara chief strategy and commercial officer, Sanjiv Kapoor, said.
“We are eagerly awaiting the final approvals required so we can deliver wireless IFE aboard Vistara. Bluebox is a powerful and convenient solution that suits Vistara’s current needs and is flexible enough to support the airline’s growth as well as keeping the airline’s passengers engaged on its expanding network,” said Bluebox business development director, David Brown.
Bluebox’s portable wireless streaming platform can store up to 1.6 terabytes of film, TV, audio, games and other digital content. The lunch box sized unit has more than 40 airline customers.