The cockpit and cabin applications market is a dynamic ecosystem of digital applications designed to increase the operational efficiency of flights, as well as improving the passenger experience. Airlines are becoming increasingly open to digitalisation and are now seeing the huge benefits of digitalising the aircraft. It would be impossible to cover the market in…
In-person events are ramping back up and we have enjoyed attending several conferences this month. Valour co-founder Craig Foster moderated a session on ‘The Connected Aircraft‘ at Corporate Jet Investor 2022 in London. On the panel, Craig was joined by James Person (Viasat), Michael Skov Christensen (Satcom Direct), James Hardie (Collins Aerospace) and Shuaib Shahid (Gogo). With…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, so far, the longest and most intense crisis in the history of commercial aviation. Statistics published on the World Bank’s data repository show that passengers carried by air transport fell by 60% worldwide between 2019 and 2020. Fast forward to the end of 2021 and the clouds began to part;…
In recent blogs, we’ve made much of the fact that wireless is the only category of in-flight entertainment (IFE) to have grown during the pandemic. But what of the humble seatback screen? A delve into some of the findings from our quarterly IFE tracker service provides some insight into the way this segment has developed…
Valour Consultancy’s Daniel Welch has been invited to participate in an upcoming webinar hosted by Collins Aerospace on Thursday 10 March. The session will discuss how airlines can utilise high-speed connectivity channels to facilitate Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) data reporting. Background Information As connected aircraft operations improve efficiencies and reduce costs, Collins…
Back in 2015, I sat in a presentation by Harald Haas that explained how a superfast alternative to Wi-Fi could soon be used to enable wireless networking on board aircraft. The session focussed on Li-Fi – a term coined by the professor four years earlier that uses light to transmit data at high speed. However,…
Dan Welch reflects on some of the key headlines to come out of our Q3 2021 IFC quarterly tracker data. The global IFC installed base increased for the second consecutive quarter, driven by installation activity in North America which is leading the recovery charge – certainly a positive sign. Linked to this, we’re also now…
The Dubai Airshow 2021 was the first major air show since the pandemic emerged and the event served as a symbolic milestone of the aviation industry’s COVID recovery. This article examines the key takeaways from the show and what it can tell us about the likely trajectory of the industry over the next twelve months.…
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, our final aviation research update of the year looks a little different. Our team reviewed developments seen in 2021 across three major IFEC sectors, before outlining anticipated key trends to watch in 2022. In-flight entertainment content >> In-flight entertainment systems >> In-flight connectivity >> Do you agree…
Following on from our annual in-flight entertainment and IFE content reviews, connectivity specialist Daniel Welch completes an IFEC hat-trick with a lookback at the last 12 months for the IFC sector. He then digs out the crystal ball to predict five major trends to watch in 2022. ‘Tis the season. For men all over the…
After our somewhat musical roundup of IFE content developments over the past 12 months, it’s David Whelan’s turn to address recent and upcoming trends impacting in-flight entertainment systems. Or should that be in-flight engagement? A century ago, the “roaring twenties” were characterised as a period of economic prosperity and cultural revolution, famously captured in F.…
In the first of this year’s Valour Consultancy IFEC market reviews – Craig Foster provides a somewhat musical roundup of IFE content developments over the past 12 months. Then, he looks forward to 2022 with some predictions which we hope will prove to be words of wisdom. “Everybody had a hard year” sang John Lennon…