V-Flyer

Having re-read the article it's now obvious..

http://www.virgin.com/travel/news/virgi ... ertainment

V:Port is soon to be re-branded and brought up to date with a new look and user interface, for those aircraft not equipped with JAM.. According to the article it'll be on 25 aircraft by the end of the year.. Does this sort of thing not take long to implement or is it just a software update?

Can the hardware cope though? I thought it was running on Windows 98 and Linux. Either way the screen needs to upgraded as they are currently grainy.

I am thinking that this will not include the 343s though this should be the priority..

Feb flight to NRT and am not looking forward to it.

eehk1007 wrote:I am thinking that this will not include the 343s though this should be the priority..

Feb flight to NRT and am not looking forward to it.

Am I right in thinking the 343's are leaving the fleet soon?

Why don't I read it that way? The only way I read it is that 25 ac will have brand new IFE systems not upgraded VPort.

McMaddog wrote:Why don't I read it that way? The only way I read it is that 25 ac will have brand new IFE systems not upgraded VPort.

Agreed, what's the head count on how many of the VS fleet will be fitted with JAM by the end of the year Refitted Gatwick fleet and the A333s..

Nothing about a refurb of V:Port - sorry StillRedHot, can't see it..

McMaddog wrote:Why don't I read it that way? The only way I read it is that 25 ac will have brand new IFE systems not upgraded VPort.

I did initially think the same, but then the mention of a re-vamp rather than 'installing new systems', and the mention of a London design agency (why would they have anything to do with the installation of JAM?!), plus other snippets I've heard from elsewhere and from VS, led me to the revamped V:Port system.

This article makes things clear:
http://www.rga.com/news/release/2012/rg ... nt-account

joeyc wrote:

McMaddog wrote:Why don't I read it that way? The only way I read it is that 25 ac will have brand new IFE systems not upgraded VPort.

Agreed, what's the head count on how many of the VS fleet will be fitted with JAM by the end of the year Refitted Gatwick fleet and the A333s..

10 A333's plus 8 LGW = 18..

nkp85uk wrote:This article makes things clear:
http://www.rga.com/news/release/2012/rg ... nt-account

Thank you.. oo) oo)

Uh oh!!!!! "..additional features secondary" Goodbye skymap and games

I wonder how this will be rolled out... I could swear a lot of the IFE outages I have come across of late have been faulty wiring and hardware failings. Fingers crossed they are doing a complete refit of it. 8D

StillRedHot wrote:10 A333's plus 8 LGW = 18..

Cheers, pretty close to 25 isn't it... lol. ):

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So, a redesign of the UI not anything to do with the hardware. VPort is perfectly good, some of the screens do need to be replaced though ...

StillRedHot wrote:Agreed, what's the head count on how many of the VS fleet will be fitted with JAM by the end of the year Refitted Gatwick fleet and the A333s..

10 A333's plus 8 LGW = 18..[/quote]

Should be seven LGW 747s not eight.

slinky09 wrote:So, a redesign of the UI not anything to do with the hardware. VPort is perfectly good, some of the screens do need to be replaced though ...

StillRedHot wrote:Agreed, what's the head count on how many of the VS fleet will be fitted with JAM by the end of the year Refitted Gatwick fleet and the A333s..

10 A333's plus 8 LGW = 18..

Should be seven LGW 747s not eight.[/quote]
My mistake oo)

If the a/c does not currently have VPort then this will have no effect so we still have to pray to the G-VSUN god when on a 343 route.

It does sound more like a user-interface upgrade rather than any hardware changes but hopefully they will build some checks and fixes into the build.

^^ Ahhh down to 17 total then guys... still I wasn't far off. To make up the number all VS have to do is release that brilliant innovation of theirs on the LHR fleet by the end of the year.. the "new" handheld form of entertainment device, with all the movie data kept on removable circular storage modules for added convenience Can't wait.

Rustigearbox2 wrote:So all the 747s will have AVOD IFE?

After the refits are done, the 747s will Louis. Only leaves any A340s left laying around

5 LGR 747
4 A340 300
15 A340 600
= 24
.... Getting there

Flying PE to HKG and back from NRT next April. Think the norm is a346 on this route, but they're replacing them with a343s in the new year?!

Slightly concerned with all these changes that I'm going to be left without JAM or V:Port...should I be? ?|

Never seen anything but a A346 on HKG route.

On the plus side with IFE Virgin have an order in for 787 dreamliners and with Quantas cancelling their order it has sped up the process as I believe Quantas has between 10-20 aircraft order which I can't see why Virgin wouldn't install JAM on these new aircraft so eventually JAM will become the norm. May not be an immediate fix but hey all good things come to those who wait.

Problem is, how long before JAM becomes dated?

IFE must be like the latest computer or smart phone. No sooner has a model hit the shelf, it's out of date.

HKG staying on a 346 but NRT going on to a 343 for the winter season

I find this thread baffling! There have been many complaints recently about the way in which v-port is suddenly ageing, and yet when plans emerge to give it a refresh, we are greeted by a prolonged stocktake of VS aircraft! ?|

I welcome this news, and I hope that the content improves along with the superficial features.

There seems to be an awful lot happening at the moment -- barely a week goes by without some new development trickling out. It seems to me that VS is trying pretty hard to improve. y)

at240 wrote:I welcome this news, and I hope that the content improves along with the superficial features.

There seems to be an awful lot happening at the moment -- barely a week goes by without some new development trickling out. It seems to me that VS is trying pretty hard to improve. y)

Agreed on this part.. Top marks VS

Let us hope they deliver

I recall another thread on here saying that wifi was coming to the VS fleet in particular the airbus aircraft. could this be linked to a re-fresh of V:port?

Darren Wheeler wrote:Problem is, how long before JAM becomes dated?

IFE must be like the latest computer or smart phone. No sooner has a model hit the shelf, it's out of date.

Not only that, but as higher specification tablets roll out there must be the thought - why bother with the point of delivery hardware at all ? Why not just have a content server to which personal devices could attach?

Though I must add, y) to a refresh of V:Port.