Air India invites bids for iPads

Air India has invited bids for 150 iPads to replace defective video screens on some of its planes. The tender is for new tablets for 18 aircraft in Air India's fleet and is for the period of 1 year. The bid document seeks to "lease new iPads with preloaded content by using the current IFE (in-flight entertainment) content for service recovery on board its aircraft." An airline official said that these iPads are a backup option and will be provided to passengers in premium classes whose IFE screens are unserviceable. He added that these tablets would be used for Air India's Boeing 777 planes. Air India CMD Pradeep Kharola had said last month that in order to woo premium travellers and improve its seat occupancy in business class, the airline would look at offering them better services. <br/>