IFE Services to Supply RwandAir With In-Flight Entertainment
By Ife Services, PRNESunday, March 20, 2011
National Carrier of Rwanda Chooses Leading Content Service Provider to Supply Onboard Movies, TV Shows and Audio Channels
KNUTSFORD, England, March 21, 2011 - Leading in-flight entertainment specialist, IFE Services, has been
selected by RwandAir to meet all of its onboard entertainment requirements.
The agreement covers the provision of Hollywood and Classic movies,
popular TV shows, audio channels and a CD library. The content will be shown
on the African airline's Boeing 737-800 fleet running Panasonic's eFX audio
and visual on demand (AVOD) system.
"We've been supplying original, cost-effective in-flight entertainment to
airlines globally for many years," said Andy McEwan, Managing Director of IFE
Services. "Adding a growing, successful airline such as RwandAir to our
client-base is great news and we look forward to helping them deliver a
fantastic entertainment package to their passengers for many years to come."
RwandAir CEO, John Mirenge, said in a statement: "For the very first time
RwandAir will be purchasing two brand new aircraft. We are very proud of
these Boeing 737-800s which will be fitted with the latest IFE technology
from Panasonic. The prospect of partnering with IFE Services on audio visual
content is one that we find exciting and hope will bring a whole new onboard
experience to our customers."
The national carrier is expected to take delivery of the two Boeing
737-800s in July and September 2011 respectively. These aircraft will be the
first on the African continent to incorporate the "Sky Interior" concept
adopted from the Boeing 787 design.
For more information about IFE Services visit www.ifeservices.com
For more information about RwandAir visit www.rwandair.com
About RwandAir
RwandAir is the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda and one of the
fastest growing airlines in the East African Region. The airline's mission is
"to provide unsurpassed, safe and reliable services in air transportation,
including strategically linking Rwanda with the outside world, whilst
ensuring a fair return on investment."
Operating from Kigali as its hub, the airline boasts a young fleet of two
Boeing 737-500s, two CRJ200s and a Dash8-200 and has chosen to provide a
memorable travel experience to every single passenger on its routes. Later
this year the airline will take delivery of two Boeing 737-800s from Boeing
Commercial Airplanes.
The carrier serves most East African Community capital cities with daily
flights and it flies to Johannesburg and Dubai three times a week. It
recently introduced flights to Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. Its
current destinations include Nairobi, Entebbe, Mombasa, Bujumbura, Dar Es
Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Johannesburg, Brazzaville and Dubai which is quickly
becoming one of the busiest routes for the airline. RwandAir has code share
agreements with SN Brussels on the Kigali-Brussels Sector and Ethiopian
Airlines on the Kigali-Addis Ababa Sector.
RwandAir's core mission is "to be the airline of choice in the markets we
serve."
About IFE Services
IFE Services is a leading provider of passenger entertainment solutions
to the travel industry. Its focus on quality and innovation is supported by a
strong commitment to customer service and investment in the latest systems
and technologies.
IFE Services supplies a full range of services to enable its clients to
provide a first class entertainment experience to passengers. They include
movies, TV programmes, audio, games, sleep and relaxation applications,
safety and destination videos, on-board publications, hand-held entertainment
systems and AVOD management.
IFE Services works with a broad client-base worldwide of 50 airlines and
cruise ship operators. The company's headquarters are in Cheshire, UK with
regional offices located in Madrid, Singapore, Miami and Lake Forest,
California.
IFE Services is a privately owned company and part of the Travel
Entertainment Group.
Press contacts IFE Services Adrian Lambert Head of Marketing Tel: +44(0)1565-752-793 Email: adrian.lambert@ifeservices.com RwandAir Michael Otieno Corporate Communications Manager Tel: +250-2525-03687 Email: michael.otieno@rwandair.com
Press contacts: IFE Services, Adrian Lambert, Head of Marketing, Tel: +44(0)1565-752-793, Email: adrian.lambert at ifeservices.com; RwandAir, Michael Otieno, Corporate Communications Manager, Tel: +250-2525-03687, Email: michael.otieno at rwandair.com
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