IFE | Up in the Air // Oct 2026
- Somon Air has selected Moment to introduce inflight entertainment for the first time across eight new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as part of its fleet modernisation programme.
- Moment’s battery-powered Flymingo Box enables wireless streaming to passengers’ personal devices without requiring aircraft modifications or an additional certification step.
- Somon Air will use Moment’s modular Mood platform to offer films, series, games, podcasts, travel information and onboard advertising in Tajik, Russian and English.
Somon Air, the national carrier of Tajikistan, has selected Moment – an exhibitor at APEX FTE EXPO, taking place in Singapore on 18-19 November 2026 – to introduce inflight entertainment (IFE) for the first time, as part of its fleet modernisation with Boeing. The agreement covers eight new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Somon Air currently operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet, and none of its aircraft have offered inflight entertainment until now. The airline is renewing its commercial fleet with new 737 MAX 8 aircraft, as part of a wider modernisation programme announced with Boeing in November 2025. The first 737 MAX 8 was delivered in August 2026. Moment’s platform is scheduled to enter service on these aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Moment will equip the aircraft with its Flymingo Box, a portable IFE server that runs on its own battery rather than the aircraft’s power system. Because it requires no Supplemental Type Certificate or structural change, each unit is fitted directly onto the aircraft without an additional certification step, which means Somon Air can bring entertainment onto its new 737 MAX 8 aircraft without adding to its delivery and entry-into-service programme.
Each Flymingo Box runs for up to 14 hours between charges and supports up to 100 streaming connected devices, so passengers stream directly to their own smartphones, tablets or laptops.
“Our fleet renewal is about more than new aircraft, it changes what we can offer passengers from the first flight,” said Abdulkosim Valiev, CEO, Somon Air. “Introducing entertainment at the same time as the 737 MAX 8 enters service means we start this new chapter with a modern cabin experience.”
Somon Air chose Moment’s Mood platform for its modular structure: airlines select individual modules rather than a fixed bundle. For this agreement, Somon Air has selected the entertainment module, covering video, games and podcasts, the travel information module, which includes a moving map, and the Ads module, which gives Somon Air’s own teams an advertising server to manage onboard campaigns in full autonomy.
As content service provider, Moment will supply Somon Air with an international entertainment catalogue, including films, series, games and podcasts, available in Tajik, Russian and English.
“Central Asia’s airline capacity has grown by nearly 500% in 20 years, the fastest rate of any region in the world,” said Tanguy Morel, CEO and co-founder, Moment. “Somon Air is introducing entertainment at the same time as it renews its fleet with the 737 MAX 8, so the onboard experience is built in from day one rather than added later. It’s the same pattern we’ve seen with AZAL and SCAT Airlines, and it’s becoming the norm across the region.”
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