www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Business / Companies

Avatar off to flying start with China Eastern's passengers

By WANG YING (China Daily) Updated: 2015-01-14 07:19

The in-flight experience is set to get more interesting as artificial intelligence functions are added to the cabin.

An avatar named Donghang Xiao Ice (China Eastern little ice) took its virtual maiden flight with China Eastern Corp Ltd's MU5117 service from Shanghai to Beijing on Tuesday afternoon. The avatar's task was to revolutionize onboard social communication.

About 95 passengers were invited to test the avatar's services, using Microsoft Corp-designed functions to communicate with it, as well as with the cabin crew and other passengers.

What flyers said that they liked best was that they could use the in-flight Wi-Fi, via their tablets, to communicate with other passengers, even if they were complete strangers. The note-passing function is based on designating the seat number of the flight on the Weibo micro-blog service.

Passengers could also get real-time flight information and order in-flight services such as food, drinks or blankets, before boarding.

Xiao Ice also allows passengers to summon cabin crew and communicate with people on the ground.

China Eastern, which has an annual passenger volume of up to 100 million, aims to expand the service. Xiao Ice is seen as just the beginning of the collaboration between China Eastern and Microsoft, which plan to develop more in-flight communication functions.

"We hope to give passengers a lot more fun during their flights," said Wei Zhilin, chief executive officer of China Eastern Airlines E-Business Co Ltd.

According to Wei, apart from the existing five aircraft with in-flight Wi-Fi facilities, the Shanghai-based carrier plans to provide Wi-Fi on the rest of its 70-plus wide-body jets within the next two years, meaning passengers will be able to enjoy the service on the carrier's long-haul flights in the near future.

Kenny Chien, director of engineering with Microsoft STC Asia, said that Xiao Ice represents the use of artificial intelligence and big data, and such services will be further integrated into daily life. That will mean more business opportunities for aviation-related industries such as ground traffic, hotels and Internet tourism, he said.

China Eastern has provided in-flight Wi-Fi between Shanghai and Beijing om July to selected passengers, who can surf the Internet, use interactive apps such as micro blogs and WeChat, and watch video clips once the flight reaches an altitude of 3,048 meters.

Shanghai-based budget carrier Spring Airlines Co Ltd has also taken note of social media trends and launched "dating flights" between Shanghai and Thailand. That service is based on a Chinese television dating program.

Hot Topics

Editor's Picks
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 成年人网站在线观看视频 | 久久青草免费免费91线频观看 | 一级特级欧美aaaaa毛片 | 久久www免费人成看国产片 | 黄网站色成年小说系列 | 欧美一级在线免费观看 | 一区中文字幕 | 手机在线看a | 亚洲图片偷拍自拍 | 国产精品久久久久久久免费大片 | 萌白酱香蕉白丝护士服喷浆 | 国产精品手机视频一区二区 | 亚洲日韩精品欧美一区二区一 | 国产三级a | 国产亚洲精品影达达兔 | 国产日韩欧美精品 | 日韩美一区二区三区 | 亚洲人在线 | 久久久久久精 | 日本亚洲欧美在线 | 一区视频在线播放 | 国产精品视频99 | 欧美做a一级视频免费观看 欧美做爱毛片 | 欧美成人一级 | 全免费毛片在线播放 | 日韩一中文字幕 | 91精品一区二区三区在线播放 | 久久精品国产一区二区三区 | 亚洲成aⅴ人在线观看 | 岛国在线永久免费视频 | 国产精品久久不卡日韩美女 | 欧美成人久久久免费播放 | 国产大秀视频 | 毛片韩国| 丁香伊人五月综合激激激 | 丝袜毛片| 国产精品亚洲二区 | 日韩三级欧美 | 99国产在线 | 欧美精品午夜 | 日本天堂视频在线观看 |