Jaunted - Tag: Charles Ogilvie

New York: Gone But Not Forgotten: Charles Ogilvie Still Inspires

egw — 2008-07-30T11:35:01-05:00

Apparently we're not the only ones with an outsize adoration of former Virgin America Director of In-Flight Entertainment and VIP hotel reviewer Charles Ogilvie: The man himself sent us this snap of JFK Virgin supervisor Tara Cassese and her homemade "I ♥ Charles" button.

Charles has moved on to Panasonic, but if you see this woman, make sure to mention how much you heart Charles--maybe she'll move you into an exit row for free! After all, it's tough to have a crush.

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Mojave: Virgin Galactic Launch: Charles Ogilvie Wants a Piece of Space

pbb — 2008-07-28T10:00:24-05:00

We're out in the Mojave Desert today for the roll out of Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two, the carrier vehicle for SpaceShipTwo.

What better way to kick off our space ship coverage today than to post a photo of Charles Ogilvie mugging with a model of one. The man may be holding controllers for Virgin America's RED system, but you never know what partnerships could happen, says Charles, who now works at Panasonic:

Much of the entertainment [on Virgin Galactic] will probably be looking outside and the sensations: Don't forget the fact that you're weightless and that's pretty cool! We certainly envision areas where Panasonic innovation can help capture and take a little of such a profound experience back to Earth with you.

Hmmm... Built-in panoramic cameras? Memory stick readers and seat-back email capability? Video chat with friends from 62 miles up? Guess we'll find out soon enough.

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Post-Virgin Life: Charles Ogilvie Gives Us One More for the Road

pbb — 2008-07-24T15:15:22-05:00

Charles Ogilvie may be on the way to China to think up fancy new in-flight entertainment and other gizmos for Panasonic, but we get to admire him with one last celeb in this shot. Though we can't exactly figure out what Seth Green is doing with that Red controller, we definitely recognize Charles' "One Million Dollars" move.

Also interesting is the table set up to the left of the photo: It's a booth all about Skyjet and Flexjet. You recognize the names right? They're the two private aviation companies that Virgin CEO Fred Reid will take over August 25.

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Charles Ogilvie: Leaving Virgin America, Heading for China

pbb — 2008-07-07T10:00:13-05:00

We're in full-on crisis mode here at Jaunted HQ because our favorite in-flight entertainment expert, Charles Ogilvie, is leaving Virgin America. We know! (Don't worry: He won't miss Paris Hilton's first flight on a WiFi-enabled VA aircraft.)

Here's the official announcement from CEO David Cush:

It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Charles Ogilvie is leaving his position as Director of In-flight Entertainment and Partnerships at Virgin America. Charles will be pursuing a unique opportunity: to lead Panasonic's in-flight entertainment and new airborne technology platforms in China. Charles will be based in Shanghai and will report directly to their CEO.

Sounds like he'll have even more chances to hang out with Yao Ming!

Charles Ogilvie Continues His Celeb Spotting

pbb — 2008-06-30T10:30:08-05:00

Jaunted heartthrob Charles Ogilvie continued his celeb spotting on a recent flight to Beijing. And since simply chatting with the NBA's tallest player and China's national hero wouldn't be enough, Charles spoke with Yao Ming entirely in Mandarin. He was nice enough to translate for us:

When Yao Ming returns to the US he will be flying on some test flights to witness Red, Virgin America's famed in-flight entertainment system first-hand and "check out the legroom." He's looking forward to the day when all airlines, including Virgin America, make real-time sports scores available at every seat on every flight.

We're looking forward to that day, too. How 'bout scores via that in-flight WiFi we keep hearing about?

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What's up with Charles Ogilvie and Paris Hilton?

pbb — 2008-06-26T16:30:06-05:00

Speaking of Paris Hilton, what's up with her and Charles Ogilvie? The pair was spotted at Sundance and now they've been photographed together sporting AirAsia hats.

It's no secret that the Virgin Group owns a piece of the Asian low cost carrier, but could Paris be involved too? Or maybe she's more interested in AirAsia's cousin, Virgin America? After all, that airline has invited her on its inaugural WiFi flight scheduled for later this year.

We're trying to sort it all out, but in the meantime, we need to get one of those hats. So hot!

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Coming Soon-ish: Virgin's Own In-Flight WiFi

pbb — 2008-06-24T17:30:03-05:00

This morning, news broke that American Airlines is rolling out its new in-flight WiFi tomorrow. As we posted our story, we heard from Jaunted pal Charles Ogilvie. While applauding American's efforts, he wanted to assure us that Virgin America isn't falling behind on the airborne wireless front:

We're taking our time to get it right. We're not just throwing this on our planes like in the lobby of some hotel.

Charles tells us that Virgin should have at least some in-flight WiFi by this fall; the whole fleet will have it by early 2009.

As is the case on AA--but not on JetBlue--you'll be able to surf the whole web from your laptop, and, notably, the VA product will also let you SMS from the seat-back entertainment console. Charles says that once the system is in place--and Paris Hilton helps christen it on the premiere WiFi flight--the carrier will continue to develop its internet offerings. So how long till we're playing video games against our buddies on different Virgin flights?

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· Interview with Charles Ogilvie [PSFK]
· In-Flight WiFi coverage [Jaunted]