``Other highlights of the day’s business included news of a spate of orders for Thales Avionics TopSeries embedded IFE system, indications that three airlines are soon to announce orders for “embedded” versions of the APS/Wencor digEplayer handheld system, and usage figures for Lufthansa’s Connexion by Boeing-based FlyNet Internet access service.

``APS founder Bill Boyer showed an embedded version of digEplayer incorporating a credit-card swipe to facilitate transactions and said that he expected to announce orders from three carriers within the next few weeks. He also indicated that lead digEplayer user Alaska Airlines was renting out on average 80-100 per cent of the stock of units carried on flights in excess of two and a half hours.