In the Singapore Airlines business class section of the new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and the economy seats, you can rest, play or work. There is an all-in-one Business Panel (in business class) that features laptop power supply and 2 USB ports. Built-in office software allows you to create spreadsheets and presentations, without the use of a laptop. That software is StarOfficeTM software.

Singapore Airlines is the first and only airline to install StarOffice, or any productivity suite, for passengers to use while flying. The software is available on the plane's KrisWorld inflight entertainment system by Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

StarOffice software has word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics, drawing, photo editing and web publishing applications. It is compatible with MS Office, it includes a built-in PDF export and supports XML, Flash and HTML.

"With heightened security, access to laptops during flights can sometimes be restricted. The availability of StarOffice software as part of KrisWorld, offers Singapore Airlines' customers the opportunity to work on and access their information in an open, secure and freely available fashion independent of any vendor or file formats during their flights," said Wong Heng Chew, Managing Director, Singapore, Sun. "Sun Microsystems is proud to be the Airline’s solution provider of choice. With StarOffice software supporting an increasing number of productivity file formats like Open Document Format and Microsoft Office, travelers can access such files through a single application with a USB storage device and even export documents in PDF format."

The 15.4-inch personal LCD screen can be used for movies, and the airline has a 700 CD music collection available also. [...read more...]

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