Lufthansa Technik recently delivered its 2,000th shipset of the Networked Integrated Cabin Equipment (nice) IFE and CMS system for VIP and business jets. The company is also expanding its collaboration with Gogo to integrate Gogo Vision content on the nice system.
It took more than a decade for nice to reach the first 1,000 deliveries, but the next 1,000 units were delivered in six years. Every year, nice components are now clocking in excess of 30 million flight hours. Lufthansa Technik said this was made possible through its customer support setup and vastly extended production capacity.
Since the launch of the first production line in 2004, the company has shipped more than 400,000 parts for the system, including 100,000 line-replaceable units (LRUs) that keep the global fleet flying. The production capacity for nice components at Lufthansa Technik’s fully owned subsidiary Avionic Design has therefore also more than tripled over the years, from 5,000 LRUs in 2015 to 18,000 LRUs per year.
The expanded collaboration with Gogo will soon enable passengers to stream a wide range of entertainment options on the cabin’s built-in displays and access a variety of content – including movies, TV shows and magazines – directly through the nice system on board various aircraft.
“We are pleased to expand our collaboration with Lufthansa Technik to integrate Gogo Vision with Lufthansa Technik’s nice system to elevate the inflight experience by delivering a vast array of premium content,” said Chris Moore, CEO of Gogo.
“This is a milestone moment for us, and we are excited to announce our strategic collaboration to integrate Gogo’s comprehensive content delivery system into business jets equipped with Lufthansa Technik’s nice Cabin Management System,” said Andrew Muirhead, VP of OEM and Engineering Services at Lufthansa Technik. “We would like to thank the team at Gogo for their collaborative spirit, trust and enthusiasm as we continue to innovate and deliver value to our joint customers.”
