Today Virgin Australia announced that
the Airline has select the Samsung GALAXY Tab for their future Inflight
Entertainment IFE System on Boeing 737 and Embraer E190 aircraft, with the new
IFE system being made available from April 2012
Group
Executive Product and Guest Services, Martin Daley, said the
Samsung GALAXY 10.1 featured high resolution graphics and superb sound to
deliver an outstanding on-board entertainment experience. The GALAXY Tab is
principally for Business Class guests and will be available to them on all
sectors. Economy Class guests will have access to the GALAXY Tab on flights
over three hours, responding to customer demand for comprehensive inflight
entertainment on these longer sectors.
“During
this first phase, the GALAXY Tab 10.1 will be provided to guests pre-loaded
with a range of movies, television and audio programs to keep guests
entertained and informed.”
Mr. Daley said that this state of the
art device was the perfect choice to experience the next generation of inflight
entertainment.
“Phase
II will see the roll-out of the leading edge Wi-Fi system developed by
Lufthansa Systems.
“In
Phase II guests will have access to a wide range of products including video
and audio streaming delivered on demand to their own personal electronic
devices, Wi-Fi enabled laptops or the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1.”
Mr. Daley said the growing number of
travellers carrying their own devices opens up the future possibilities for inflight
entertainment. The Wi-Fi inflight entertainment system will allow Virgin
Australia to remain at the forefront of technology that will include
- Ability to control and view content from
personal electronic devices (PEDs) and Wi-Fi enabled laptops; - Extensive range of movies, television and
audio content; - On demand controls to start, stop, rewind,
fast forward and pause content; - Selection of games for adults and children
including arcade style games in future releases; and - Service and Product information including
destination/airport guides, travel offers and Velocity information in future
releases.
“Meanwhile, we are confident that our
guests will find the GALAXY Tab 10.1 full of features which makes it the
perfect companion for inflight entertainment,” Mr. Daley said.
The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 inch
device features include:
The 16:9 screen aspect means that the GALAXY
is the best device to view movies;- Excellent screen sharpness with 149 pixels per
square inch; - Easy to hold and lightweight (565g) and slim
design (8.6mm thick).
The Virgin Australia IFE running on GALAXY
Tab 10.1 will be provided to all Business Class guests, and will also be
offered for rental by guests travelling in Economy on flights over three hours,
subject to availability.
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