OnAir CEO Ian Dawkins says that passengers are becoming more demanding regarding the use of their mobile devices on board. "They expect that whatever happens on the ground happens in the air. They don't want to change their habits just because they're on an aircraft," he says.
Similarly, with viewing habits shifting, Dawkins thinks on-demand TV will increasingly become the norm. To address this shift in the market it will launch OnAir Play in the third quarter with an as-yet undisclosed airline.
Carriers are additionally looking to connect all parts of their operation, says Dawkins, citing its Crew Tablet application that allows crew to better manage their activities using the wireless network. "Airlines spend millions on IT to co-ordinate passengers, but that all ends when it comes onto the aircraft and everything is on paper," he says.
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Source: Flight Daily News
