AirFi gains new airline customers

Airline technology provider AirFi is welcoming Fiji Airways, Surinam Airways and SmartLynx Airlines as its new clients.

The AirFi box is already live on board Surinam Airways’ Airbus A340 and Boeing 737 aircraft. Surinam Airways will also become the first in the region to install AirFi LEO, which is AirFi’s minimally invasive, lightweight connectivity solution.

AirFi LEO leverages the Iridium Certus satellite network, connected via a special window-mounted antenna, to support air-to-ground messaging capabilities for operational and passenger experience enhancement.

AirFi’s solution is now being offered by Latvia-based ACMI charter and cargo operator SmartLynx. The carrier provides the opportunity for its wet lease customers to use the AirFi box to provide IFE to passengers. According to AirFi, SmartLynx’s airline clients can also opt to enhance the capabilities of the AirFi Box to include AirFi’s Connected Crew and inflight retail solutions.

Fiji Airways, in turn, is installing the AirFi box on board its short-haul B737-800, ATR 72-600 and ATR 42-600 aircraft.

Job Heimerikx, CEO of AirFi commented: “The addition of these three airlines to our list of customers really demonstrates our key strengths as a company. Not only can we provide a full suite of solutions to a legacy carrier like Surinam Airways, but we can also support the ongoing efforts of an APEX Five Star airline like Fiji Airways to elevate the passenger experience.

“Then, there’s the flexible layer of service we’re offering to SmartLynx. Whether it’s for one aircraft or one hundred, AirFi’s solutions clearly present a compelling and cost-effective business case for airlines even in the most remote corners of the world.”