Identifying and integrating meaningful services such as in-flight amenities, shopping and personalised flight data into the in-flight system gives the screen a new relevance. Personalising the on-screen content across the ecosystem of products was a new approach to interaction design in in-flight entertainment. Having your travel information, preferences and smart recommendations at your fingertips makes any journey more comforting and enjoyable. Moreover for service providers, having passengers use the IFE instead of a personal device allows for a better, more targeted use of advertisement revenue.
Inviting passengers to connect their own devices to the system created a natural ecosystem of use instead of competing with their pocket devices. The physical controls and ports were positioned in a way to encourage this behaviour that also helped maximise the screen real estate and ensured a thinner, more portable solution.
“A critical success factor is that Airvod has full control of the product development road map. This is a key differentiator and should be a primary consideration for an airline when selecting their product strategy”
Terence Bonar, CEO at Airvod
In many existing IFEs the physical buttons and digital interface are unrelated and passengers find them confusing and overcomplicated, the interaction can become slow and inefficient and differentiation for airlines can be more challenging. For Airvod and Mythopeia, the physical and digital experiences of their IFE players were designed in tandem offering a more seamless, beautiful and enjoyable flight for customers and providing a competitive edge to for the airlines.
"We are excited to be introducing the very latest entertainment technology on-board and choosing Airvod will ensure that we have the most comprehensive in-flight entertainment solution"
Saif Al Mughairy, CEO Rotana Jet Aviation
Personalisation, optimisation and an integrated approach to both digital and physical design looks to bring a new, exciting suite of digital and physical products to a slow-adoption industry. The collaboration secured Airvod partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Rotana Jet, Privat Air and Jetstar Airways