British start-up Hans Airways will be bringing four units of W-Fi on board its newly delivered Airbus A330-200 to ensure it can bring free entertainment content to all passengers. Wireless IFE pickup rates are expected to be as high as 70%, said the operator’s supplier, French firm Moment.

As part of the letter of intent announced this week, Hans Airways has agreed to equip its newly delivered 299-seat A330 (MSN 950, previously operated by Air Europa) with Moment’s Flymingo Box-branded Wi-Fi unit. The deal was sealed after Hans Airways evaluated several suppliers.

Each Flymingo compact unit can support streaming entertainment for up to 100 passengers, a Moment spokesperson told Runway Girl Network. With four units on board, Hans Airways is expected to support live broadcasts for all passengers on the A330 aircraft, which will feature 275 economy seats at 31 inches and 24 premium economy seats at 56 inches.

Passengers will be able to tune in to a variety of “premium content,” according to Moment. Movies, TV shows, entertainment information and games are cached on Flymingo Box’s wireless servers and streamed to passengers’ personal devices.

Flymingo Box technology will allow passengers to have intuitive and instant access to various digital services during their flight. We will also be promoting our loyalty program, FlyHAPEEI, at the passenger door,” said Hans Airways Chief Commercial Officer Martin Dunn in a statement.

While Flymingo units are portable and can be battery powered, Hans Airways’ plug-and-play units will “connect to aircraft power,” a Moment spokesperson told RGN.

In this iteration, the Flymingo Box system is not connected to a direct connection on the board. “As a standalone solution, Flymingo Box adapts to offline environments and does not require any additional connection, working with its own Wi-Fi network,” notes Moment.

Hans Airways prides itself on its “long-haul hybrid model” which offers low fares with the assurance that onboard catering and IFE are included as standard, First, connect the base at Birmingham Airport (BHX) With secondary cities across India.

The first A330s arrived in the UK in July 2022 and successfully completed test flights in late August – the start of obtaining UK Air Operator certification from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Finally, the newcomer intends to expand its services to North America.

Meanwhile, Moment expects to see an IFE wireless pick-up rate of up to 70% on long-haul Hans Airways flights (get fares for short-haul flights of about two hours at 40%), a Moment spokesperson told RGN.

The Paris-based company has been cooking with fuel in the world of in-flight entertainment, so that’s it I have a large group of airline customers. It has also established itself within the business aviation community by announcing today that it has been selected by European private airline AirX to deploy Flymingo’s solutions aboard the company’s Airbus A340 VIP.

“We believe in the flexibility and ease of installation of Moment’s solutions. In no time, we can offer our customers premium digital services just like they would at home,” said Hossam Hazoury, CEO of AirX Group.

“Accelerating digitization is key to continuing our charter and business development. The A340 enables us to offer an in-flight experience tailored to our customers’ needs, enriched with the Flymingo Box feature that offers a wide range of in-flight services. »

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