29 March 2012 – “Technology can be offered as a perk, for example providing passengers in Business with free tablets,” Raymond Kollau says. 
22 March 2012 – “Passengers can look forward to a far more personalized experience in the future,” says airlinetrends.com’s Raymond Kollau. 
3 Feb. 2012 – “The concept makes perfect sense as people like to surround themselves with like-minded persons,” said Raymond Kollau. 
24 July 2011 – No major U.S. carrier offers free food on domestic flights anymore, says Raymond Kollau. 
4 May 2011 – “This is an example of experiential marketing,” Raymond Kollau said. 
10 March 2011 – “This is a novel way to pass some of the risk in fuel cost to customers,” Raymond Kollau said. 
ANA let’s premium passengers order food via IFE touchscreen
17 November 2009 | All Nippon Airways (ANA) has selected Panasonic Avionics’ eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its Boeing 777/767 aircraft. ANA says the audio video on demand system will feature 160 programs including movies, videos, music and games, as well as iPod connectors, USB ports and power outlets on all seats. The deal is part of ANA’s strategy to launch new products and services under its new brand positioning ‘Inspiration of Japan’, which will be first rolled out from February 2010 on its new 777-300ER aircraft.
Furthermore, starting in April 2010, passengers in ANA’s First and Business class can order their meals and drinks directly from their seat from a touch-screen on their personal TV monitor. Passengers can have their meals when they please, and create their own menu from more than 30 a la carte choices.
With the new touchscreen meal-order service, ANA is taking a page from Virgin America’s ‘Red’ playbook, which also lets travelers order from their IFE screens whenever they want to eat or drink. With a swipe of a credit card through the in-seat ordering system, passengers can order the meal options available for purchase, and the cabin crew will bring it to their seat.
About Raymond KollauFounder of airlinetrends.com. Spends his day monitoring the global aviation industry for commercial innovations in response to changing consumer behaviour. Besides working with clients in the airline industry, Raymond also has a part-time position as consumer trends analyst at leading consumer trends agency trendwatching.com.
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