Mega hands-on: Virgin America’s Airbus A320 with Red in-flight entertainment
By Ryan Block | February 10, 2007
Filed under: Features, Transportation, Wireless
Not-yet-airborne Virgin America invited us to check out the way-decked Airbus A320 with Red prototype in-flight entertainment system that’s parked at SFO right now. (Naw, we didn’t get to take it up, the US Dept. of Transportation hasn’t yet cleared VA for commercial flights yet, boo.) They definitely weren’t kidding when they said it’s got it all: movies on demand, pervasive music playlists, in-seat messaging with a QWERTY controller, touchscreen Linux consoles with games, the works. We’ve got a massive, massive gallery for you to check out (it’s really not to be missed); we toured the aft cargo area where the each plane’s servers live, the Red in-seat consoles (of course), the cockpit, even WiFi-enabled flight attendant handhelds. We’ve also got a full rundown of everything you need to know about Virgin America, Red, and the kitted-out Airbus, so check out the gallery below, and click on for more details about the only airline we officially sanction as being geeked enough to transport Engadget.
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