Airbus announces launch customer for The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Alpha Star Aviation have signed a Letter Of Agreement for The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor, a unique in-flight entertainment (IFE) technology.

Developed with Latecoere, this new technology has been designed to be an easy plug and play solution. It is a multi-technology smart 4K monitor offering Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LiFi connectivity. LiFi (Light Fidelity) is the latest wireless communication technology which uses light to transmit data. It will allow among others analogue and digital audio output, USB-C ports, 3G-SDI input as well as HDMI connections. Features include Audio Video On Demand (AVOD), casting, mirroring, web browser, live TV, moving map and its own integrated video conferencing.

With this agreement, Alpha Star Aviation, the private aviation services provider headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, became the launch customer of the ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor. The customer selected 12 monitors for three of its Airbus corporate jets to provide best in class passenger experience, fully in line with its objective to be a benchmark in private aviation.

From left to right: Abdulnaser Al Kheraif, Alpha Star Aviation Chief Executive Officer / Benoit Defforge, Airbus Corporate Jets President