In-Flight Entertainment System: State of the Art and Research Directions

The enclosed environment of the aircraft causes both physiological and psychological discomfort and even negative stress. In-flight entertainment systems are commonly installed on the long-haul aircrafts to increase the passenger´s comfort level. In this paper, we first check how the current in-flight entertainment systems are designed and implemented to improve the passenger´s comfort level. Then, we investigate the state of the art of related systems and enabling technologies that could enable a new context-adaptive system to provide personalized entertainment services to reduce the passenger´s physical and psychological negative stress intelligently and effectively. Finally, we conclude with possible research directions towards this goal.