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rutvij Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1390 Location: Skies of Fire!
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: IFE BONANZA FOR AI PAX!!!!!!!!!! |
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As per a Tender on AI Website, IFE BONANZA FOR AI PAX is on the cards for the all newly Ordered B777s/B787s/B738NGs Arriving from DEC06 /MAR07 /APR/MAY!!!!
------- (as well all the present Aircraft in Fleet including AIX !!!)
----- ( WHAT'S MORE : 6 AIX B738W Aircrafts in 2 Class Configuration!!!!
They have Panaonic eFX AVOD just Like JET AIRWAYS!!!
More Reasons to fly LCC like AIX, ISN'T IT????)
IFE for Newly Ordered Aircraft Includes :
[i] 32 ENGLISH / DUAL LANGUAGE FILMS for NEW B777s/Owned B744s.
12 ---------------------do-------------- for B744s(LEASED ONLUY)/A310s/B772ERs/B737s { Leased and Owned Both}
{ Almost 70 hours of All Time Blockbusters and Recent SMASH HITS!!!!!}
[ii] ENGLISH/HINDI/INDIAN REGIONAL SHORT VIDEO PROGRAMMES for
Duration of 88 HOURS!!!!
Includes:
Short Comedy-English, Short Comedy – Hindi, Light Entertainment, Cartoon Programmes , Children's Programmes , Fashion & Lifestyle , Sports & Adventure , Music Video - English , Music Video - Hindi , Relaxation & Health ,Wildlife , Environment , Business , Tourist/Informative Pgms, Song sequence Programmes,etc.
{ CHECK THE BREAK-UP ON AI WEBSITE }
[iii] INDIAN & WESTERN AUDIO PROGRAMMES.
Duration of Amazing 153 Hours!!!!!!
{ Check AI WEBSITE for the Breakup}
[iv] SUPPLY OF HINDI & OTHER INDIAN REGIONAL MOVIES.
A total of 50 SMASH HIT TITLES!!!! [i.e 150 hours of IFE!! ]
[ The number of movies and videos,music,games could increase bcoz of mp3/4 format playback and high storage Capacityof Thales i-4000/5000 IFE SYSTEm!]
[v] BBC/Hindi NEWS BULLETINS!!!!!!
(UPdated atleast 5 Times a day)
(COULD BE BCOZ OF BROADBAND ON BOARD!!!!!)
[vi] INTERACTIVE GAMES.
INCLUDES : KIDS' games, ARCADE , BOARD GAMES , LANGUAGE learning , CASINO, PUZZLE , SPORTS, INTERACTIVE MULTIPLAYER
GAMES.
(Whats more Interesting is the fact that they are Inviting tenders for Almost 20 Different Titles!!!!!!!!)
ALL THIS COULD ADD UPTO AS MUCH AS 600 HOURS OF IFE
(ENOUGH FOR ALMOST 66 TRIPS TO LONDON OR 42 NONSTOP TRIPS TO NYK ---WITHOUT SEEING THE SAME CONTENT AGAIN)!!!
so guys,do not frget to check the Tender !!!
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deaphen Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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AVOD? |
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karatecatman Guest
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing to get excited about. Most airlines are in this regimen or are moving to it. What will count in the end is good service and being genuinely customer friendly with good maintenance of all this expensive equipment.
Oily finger print marred screens and broken down seats and IFE controls are something AI must avoid.
But agree it will be a huge jump from what AI is today. Thanks to TECHNOLOGY. |
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Karan69 Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 1334
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Does that mean the newly delivered AIX 737-800s have PTVs as you mention in the beginning of the post or the next 6 to be delivrerd will consist of the above..
And what does the leased aircraft upgradation take place before or after delivery
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VABBy Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 823 Location: DEL
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: IFE BONANZA FOR AI PAX!!!!!!!!!! |
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rutvij wrote: | WHAT'S MORE : 6 AIX B738W Aircrafts in 2 Class Configuration!!!!
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Am i missing something here??? Hwcome AIX will have a biz class isnt that the LCC arm of AI _________________ Expeditors- You'd be surprised how far we will go for you www.expeditors.com |
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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: IFE BONANZA FOR AI PAX!!!!!!!!!! |
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VABBy wrote: |
Am i missing something here??? Hwcome AIX will have a biz class isnt that the LCC arm of AI |
I can remember reading somewhere in the forum that AIX was supoosed to maunch 2 class config flights _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! |
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iflytb20 Member
Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1079 Location: Next to the Airport
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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those 6 acfts will be in AI colours with 2 class config
they dont wanna lose the J-class pax on certain routes. They shud be here in Jun-Jul |
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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They can have all the fancy IFE in the world.
But . . .
Will the IFE actually work?
If AI cabin maintenance don't care, if AI's Audio-Video engineers at its maintenance base are a bunch of morons, and if the Uncles and Aunties on board have the intelligence of squirrels and can't fix the IFE inflight when the slightest malfunction occurs, you're still better off taking a book.
Oh, and don't forget all the stupid people who fly AI who love to vandalize aircraft. |
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the_380 Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Jaysit wrote: | If AI cabin maintenance don't care, if AI's Audio-Video engineers at its maintenance base are a bunch of morons, |
I suggest you think twice before you talk next time...not all grapes are sour. There are engg and pilots in AI also who are EXTREMELY dedicated to their work. You can't blame them because their resources are limited.
You expect an aircraft engg to fix, repair and mainten a IFE system with a bare training of 5 days????? _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! |
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iflytb20 Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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the_380 wrote: | Jaysit wrote: | If AI cabin maintenance don't care, if AI's Audio-Video engineers at its maintenance base are a bunch of morons, |
I suggest you think twice before you talk next time...not all grapes are sour. There are engg and pilots in AI also who are EXTREMELY dedicated to their work. You can't blame them because their resources are limited.
You expect an aircraft engg to fix, repair and mainten a IFE system with a bare training of 5 days????? |
Add to the above :
Lack of spares, Inadequate trg, poor work environment leading to non-availability of trained personnel |
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:18 am Post subject: |
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the_380 wrote: | I suggest you think twice before you talk next time...not all grapes are sour. There are engg and pilots in AI also who are EXTREMELY dedicated to their work. You can't blame them because their resources are limited.
You expect an aircraft engg to fix, repair and mainten a IFE system with a bare training of 5 days????? |
Well, of course there are lots of dedicated AI engineers, etc. If there weren't, AI's planes would be falling out of the sky and we don't see that happening now, do we?
But at the end of the day, the passenger doesn't care why the IFE systems dont work and why the cabin interiors look more like the "Jhopdi in the Sky" rather than the "Palace in the Sky." There are lots of legit reasons, but once you've paid your ticket, you want the promised product. |
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iflytb20 Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:39 am Post subject: |
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Jaysit wrote: | the_380 wrote: | I suggest you think twice before you talk next time...not all grapes are sour. There are engg and pilots in AI also who are EXTREMELY dedicated to their work. You can't blame them because their resources are limited.
You expect an aircraft engg to fix, repair and mainten a IFE system with a bare training of 5 days????? |
Well, of course there are lots of dedicated AI engineers, etc. If there weren't, AI's planes would be falling out of the sky and we don't see that happening now, do we?
But at the end of the day, the passenger doesn't care why the IFE systems dont work and why the cabin interiors look more like the "Jhopdi in the Sky" rather than the "Palace in the Sky." There are lots of legit reasons, but once you've paid your ticket, you want the promised product. |
well jaysit i agree with you...but you must also remember its the pax not the crew who spoil the acft in the first place. At stations where the turn around is 2hrs, its not possible to fix any snags without delaying the flight.
such snags are rectified back at base aka Mumbai. Now once an acft goes on a flt, it returns only after a day or two. Then the engg do their best to fix it. From the feedback i got from the AMEs, the pax are breaking things faster than they can fix it. In my own plane, pax were caught walking off wid the life vest coz they wanted to use it at the pool |
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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Jaysit wrote: |
But at the end of the day, the passenger doesn't care why the IFE systems dont work and why the cabin interiors look more like the "Jhopdi in the Sky" rather than the "Palace in the Sky." There are lots of legit reasons, but once you've paid your ticket, you want the promised product. |
Yes but what if those passengers fool around with those IFEs, damage them and expect them to be brand new every time? IFE systems are altogether a different part...if all Aircraft Mx engg get the hold of repairing and fixing IFEs then electronic MX enggs will lose their jobs The maintenance of IFEs should be handed over to some specialised agency.
iflytb20 wrote: |
well jaysit i agree with you...but you must also remember its the pax not the crew who spoil the acft in the first place. At stations where the turn around is 2hrs, its not possible to fix any snags without delaying the flight.
such snags are rectified back at base aka Mumbai. Now once an acft goes on a flt, it returns only after a day or two. Then the engg do their best to fix it. From the feedback i got from the AMEs, the pax are breaking things faster than they can fix it. In my own plane, pax were caught walking off wid the life vest coz they wanted to use it at the pool |
100% true! _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! |
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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But the problem with AI's interiors (IFE included), is that they never seem to be fixed. IFE units on all aircraft on all airlines are subject to misuse, and while this may be more on AI than on other carriers, other airlines fix them. Airlines like Qantas and SQ and South African and BA all send their aircraft on 48 hour rotations from home base, but at the end of the day whatever problems that arise get attended to.
Now, if AI has a spanking brand new IFE, far more complicated than anything its had so far, and if all those problems we've spoken about arise, whether stemming from stupid babus at the GOI to engineers perfunctorily trained in the IFE electronics, all the statements of how wonderful the new IFE will remain statements and just that.
I can just see some idiot passenger trying to cut off the cord of the IFE hand held control thinking that he can take it home to use as a remote or odd momento. The cabin crew should ensure that those who vandalize the aircraft will be penalized upon landing. In fact, AI should make a warning against vandalization of the IFE and aircraft part of the boarding announcements, stating quite emphatically that vandalizing anything will result in imprisonment and/or a $5000 fine. The thought of spending time in some stinking jail in Delhi or Mumbai should give people pause before they break things on purpose.
But in the end, you need management at all levels doing their job, inflight supervisors doing their jobs, maintenance personnel doing their jobs, etc. The kind of "chalta hai" attitude that currently pervades AI will only result in more of the same. |
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