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Airliners Becoming Authorized iPod Accessories

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at 2:45 PM - by

Singapore Airlines claims to be the first airline to offer passengers iPod connectivity to their inflight entertainment system (IFE), according to Flight International on Thursday. Other airlines aren't far behind.

Airbus A340-500s operating from Singapore to Newark will have the connections in all the business class seats.

A spokesperson for the carrier confirmed that SIA is the first airline to allow passengers to play music and view video content using their own iPhone or iPod through the airline's IFE system using an integrated cable.


A340-5xx (Credit: Wikipedia)

United Airlines and Air New Zealand are also set to offer the same service soon via the Panasonic X Series IFE. According to Panasonic, "...your aircraft becomes an authorized Apple [iPod] accessory."

SIA's business seats feature a 15.4-inch LCD screen. The Panasonic system also offers audio on demand, a moving map, games, USB media player, and other entertainment options.

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