Qantas will upgrade the interiors of 16 Boeing 767 aircraft. The revamp forms part of a wider investment in the airline’s domestic passenger products, and will see each B767 equipped with iPads.
“Following the successful trial of our QStreaming service this year, we will partner with Panasonic to provide over 200 hours of on-demand IFE (in-flight entertainment) content via iPads to every passenger in business and economy travelling on our B767 fleet,” said the CEO of Qantas Domestic, Lyell Strambi. “Our customers were the first in the world to experience the ground-breaking Wi-Fi entertainment technology and we received great feedback from our customers during the trial this year.
”We’re now looking at ways to evolve this technology platform even further with our partner Panasonic to bring new standards of in-flight entertainment to our customers,” he added.
The refurbishment will also include a new interior design that includes leather seat covers in business class, as well as new carpets, lighting, curtains and dividers.
The first of 16 revamped aircraft will enter into service in October.
