Making InFlight Entertainment systems accessible to passengers with various disabilities doesn't have to be expensive and time consuming exercise. Here's the checklist of features for reference..

In May 2015 a security researcher made headlines when he claimed to have controlled a United Airlines aircraft by hacking into their In-Flight Entertainment System. Subsequently Boeing issued a statement, “While these systems receive [plane] position data and have communication links, the design isolates them from the other systems on airplanes performing critical and essential functions.” Now it is generally accepted in the airline industry that a hacker cannot interfere with the flying of an aircraft even if he gets access to the IFE system. But is there anything within the IFE network itself that a hacker might find attractive?

There are more than twenty three thousand commercial aircraft in the world. More than half of these have at least one form of IFE system. Most of the old overhead monitor IFE systems are being phased out and majority of new planes are still coming out with personal screens behind each seat.

In February this year, Indigo had to cancel many flight because of shortage of pilots. On a positive note this shows a sign of healthy growth for the airline. But unlike other disruptions such as bad weather etc, this one could have easily been foreseen and potentially avoided.

Airline Operations are one of the most complex tasks in the world. Any major event in the world directly affects flight operations and the bottom lines of airlines. And given the wafer-thin margins it is imperative for the airlines to try to optimize every process and procedure involved in the operations. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes into picture.