Gulf Air selects Zodiac Aerospace IFE

Brea California – Zodiac Aerospace has been selected to provide the Economy Class seats and the passenger-centric inflight entertainment (IFE) system for Gulf Air’s refurbishment of its A330 fleet. The RAVE Centric embedded AVOD (Audio-Video on Demand) system was chosen to provide passengers with a premium inflight entertainment experience.

 

All seats in Gulf Air’s retrofitted A330 aircraft will include an integrated Audio-Video on Demand (AVOD) feature, with an individual high resolution capacitive touch screen in every seat. A suite of movies, video and audio titles in several languages will be available, in addition to games. A USB port is available in every seat to allow passengers to charge electronic devices, and the intuitive graphical user interface mirrors the usability everyone is used to with smartphones and tablets.

 

RAVE Centric IFE is a modular system, providing airlines with a wide range of choices about what they offer passengers in each cabin. Furthermore, each seat is independent, so a failure in one seat will not impact another. More importantly, the patented dockable seat display means the crew can quickly replace the seat display during the flight.

 

“It is great that Gulf Air has joined the growing number of airlines using RAVE Centric IFE,” said Larry Girard, executive vice president at Zodiac Inflight Innovations. “As our market share increases, it’s clear our innovative technology is providing airlines with exactly what they need, both to provide passengers with what they want, as well as reliable and affordable IFEC technology that is very easy to install and manage.”

 

RAVE Centric’s lightweight design and low power requirements greatly reduce airlines’ fuel costs, according to Zodiac Inflight Innovations officials.

 

Zodiac Inflight Innovations is a division of Zodiac Aerospace, created from the recently acquired IMS Company and TriaGnoSys, which have been providing inflight entertainment and connectivity technology solutions since 1996 and 2002 respectively. 

 

Gulf Air, the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, operates scheduled services to 38 destinations in 23 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe.