Qatar Airways has been recognised for content innovation at the fourth annual in-flight workshop and awards at Aircraft Interiors Middle East, held in partnership with F&E Aerospace. 
The award recognises the “outstanding array of the airline’s on-board entertainment platform, Oryx One”, the Doha-based carrier has said in a press statement.
Qatar Airways said it was commended for offering a “wide selection of content to enhance its global passengers’ journeys, including regional content selection tailored to the Middle East market”. 
The award, which the airline received for the second consecutive year, was presented at a ceremony during the exhibition held earlier this month in Dubai as part of the Inflight IFEC Pavilion Workshop.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker said, “This award recognises the extensive selection we offer to our customers, from the latest premieres to classic movies, popular TV and special-interest programmes, providing them with a superior entertainment experience to enhance their journey around the world with Qatar Airways.”
Qatar Airways senior vice-president (Marketing and Corporate Communications) Salam al-Shawa added, “We are delighted to be honoured with this award for the second consecutive year.”
The library of on-board content includes full box sets of movies and TV series such as the Star Wars Collection, X-Men Collection and Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Passengers can also select from a wide range of Bollywood movies and more than 200 hours of Arabic content originating from Qatar, Gulf (Khaleeji) and the Middle East region.
Oryx One offers an array of kids’ entertainment, including the entire Pixar catalogue of movies. Children can also enjoy a range of content from the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney branded sections.
Oryx One provides its passengers with up to 3,000 channels of entertainment options, including 500 blockbuster movies, 1,300 episodes of TV programmes, 1,000 audio channels and 50 games, refreshed each month. It offers a huge variety of the latest audio and video content as well as star-studded world cinema in more than 30 languages.
Qatar Airways passengers on connected aircraft can enjoy free Wi-Fi for the first 15 minutes courtesy of a global partnership with Ooredoo.