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Boeing and LinuxAn Intel employee on a recent flight across the Atlantic discovered that the Boeing 777 entertainment system is running Linux.
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Comments: 5
Craig Smith [15 May 2007 03:37 PM]
The Virgin Atlantic entertainment system also runs Linux.
Ezra [15 May 2007 04:08 PM]
It's my understanding that each airline buys their own entertainment system -- i.e. it's not tied to the type of airplane, it's tied to the airline, if anything. Panasonic is one of the big vendors, IIRC.
jack [16 May 2007 01:20 AM]
that is awesome! March of the penguins anyone? Ok...maybe not...
Nathan Zeldes [16 May 2007 12:30 PM]
It certainly isn't the plane type - I've flown 777s on other companies that had personal screens but a much less flexible system (cycling the movies with no user control). But I bet before long all airlines will move to this digital setup for their longer routes, buying it from one vendor or another. It's really a big step up in the user experience, and as they look forward to being cooped in a flying metal box for 12 hours, this experience will matter to customers...
David [17 May 2007 09:18 AM]
NWA uses Linux as well. On a recent flight to Amsterdam they had to reboot the whole shebang. Here's a shot of the boot screen. This was on an Airbus.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85495343@N00/502215208/