Qatar Airways Installing Rockwell Collins' Tailwind 560

Qatar Airways Installing Rockwell Collins' TV on Airbus 330s and 340s
Qatar Airways will install satellite television on its new Airbus A330s and A340s to provide live programming for passengers on European, Middle Eastern and North African routes.

The airline is the launch customer for Rockwell Collins' Tailwind 560, which will be ready for service before the end of the year, making it the first international airline to provide passengers with such service across multiple regions. The system will be available for live viewing both on the ground and at altitude, and its multi-directional antenna will enable a continuous signal from Direct Broadcast Satellites regardless of the aircraft's location or direction.

Showtime Arabia will provide the airline a variety of TV channels.
More information on the Tailwind 560.

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Air China Selects Thales Inflight Entertainment

Air China will install Thales TopSeries on twenty A330‑200s, 14 of which will fly internationally and six which fly domestically. For the international aircraft, the TopSeries i­4000 AVOD system will be installed throughout the aircraft. For the domestic aircraft, the configuration is a two class layout with i‑4000 AVOD in business class, and i‑2000 overhead video and distributed audio in economy.

Revenue service for Air China's service begins May 2006, and all aircraft will be equipped by October 2008. Business class passengers will have 10.4 inch displays, while economy passengers will have 8.4 inch displays for international routes. Business class will also have noise canceling technology for high fidelity sound and laptop power. A landscape camera and the Airshow 420 are also included. Source

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