Batik Air and Malindo Air Select Lumexis FTTS IFE

Batik Air of Indonesia and Malindo Air of Malaysia have chosen a Fibre-To-The-Screen (FTTS) embedded inflight entertainment system from Lumexis Corporation for their new Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft due for delivery in H2 2014.

Unlike some other IFE systems, this ultra-broadband fibre optic network completely eliminates bulky seat boxes that sometimes intrude into the passenger’s foot space. This weight saving, together with also eliminating large and very heavy copper data cables, reduces fuel burn, generating significant cost savings for the airline.

Captain Achmad Luthfie, Batik Air CEO, said, “Batik Air will be the first airline in the world to have the Lumexis IFE system on board an Airbus A320-family aircraft.”

The Lumexis system uses touch screen technology which means passengers do not need to use a separate remote control to change channels or adjust the volume.

Malindo Air CEO, Chandran Rama Muthy said, “We chose the Lumexis IFE system because we could see that there are clear benefits. Malindo Air is positioned as a hybrid carrier, but we promise to provide the same level of service as a full-service carrier. Providing back-of-seat inflight entertainment, with a wide selection of TV programs and movies to choose from, is just one of the ways we deliver on our brand promise.”

Malindo Air will receive its first Lumexis equipped aircraft in August.

Lion Group president director, Rusdi Kirana, said, “I can see that Lumexis is very much a challenger brand in the IFE market. I am very impressed with the user interface on the Lumexis IFE system and how passengers can access onboard services such as inflight catalogue shopping, using this interface. One of the key areas we are focusing on at Lion Group is increasing auxiliary revenue.”

Lumexis CEO, Douglas Cline, said, “The team at Lumexis is honored to have gained the trust of such a strong and growing organization as Lion Group. We are committed to assuring Lion Group’s continued success by providing an ultra-reliable, ultra-light weight system that outperforms even the most costly competitor. Because FTTS absolutely has the lightest installed weight-per-seat of any embedded IFE system flying today, Lion Group carriers and its affiliates will be able to operate over very long routes, while burning substantially less fuel.”