Английская Википедия:Bill Boyer Jr.
Bill Boyer Jr. is a 50% owner and former CEO of Hawaii's Mokulele Airlines. In March 2009, he was replaced as the airline's CEO and was put in charge of expanding sales and marketing efforts after Republic Airways became a 50% shareholder.[1] Boyer is a native of Tacoma, Washington.
Background
Boyer, who dropped out of college, was an entrepreneurial-minded baggage handler at Seattle based Alaska Airlines when, in response to information posted about in-flight entertainment challenges on the Alaska Airlines employee website, he conceived of a portable hard-disk based video on demand media player that he later named the "digEplayer."[2][3] On behalf of Aircraft Protective Systems (APS), a Washington corporation he founded earlier to commercialize other products he developed for the aircraft industry, he obtained $2.5 million initial financing from family and an Angel investor to fully develop and market his conceived product, which became the first self-contained portable video on demand (VOD) in-flight Entertainment (IFE) device.[4][5] He contracted with San Diego-based Шаблон:Proper name to develop and manufacture the device.[6]
Boyer was able to convince 20th Century Fox to provide first-run movies and other studio content for the player.[7][8] Boyer's then employer, Alaska Airlines, became the first customer for the APS digEplayer.[9] Based upon the apparent success of the Alaska Airlines digEplayer implementation, APS was able to sell the digEplayer to additional airlines.[10][11]
In August 2003, Boyer signed an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with Springville, Utah-based aircraft parts distributor Wencor and two months later sold the company to Wencor, which renamed APS "digEcor."[12][13]
In 2005, Boyer purchased Mokulele Airlines through newly formed Boyer Industries LLC, a Washington company.[14][15][16][17]
Recognition
Boyer's digEplayer received the "IFE Product of the Year" award at the March 2004 IPEC/LARA Inflight Online Awards Dinner. Alaska Airlines received the "Airline IFE Service of the Year" based upon the implementation of the digEplayer.[18]
References
- ↑ Mokulele gets cash, new CEO Шаблон:Webarchive, by David Segal, Honolulu Star Bulletin, March 21, 2009
- ↑ ‘Sky's the limit for a baggage handler's in-flight entertainment system” Seattle PI, September 10, 2003
- ↑ “DigEplayer Portable VOD Big Hit With Alaska Air Passengers” Шаблон:Webarchive – AIRFAX.com, February 2004
- ↑ “In the Money – APS”Шаблон:Dead link - Seattle PI, Venture Capital Notebook, 9/8/2000
- ↑ “Flight of fancy? Launching a high-tech product can be a technical and financial challenge. Try these tips to get yours off the ground"Entrepreneur, August 2004
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ “Video on demand takes off—literally” - Telecommunications Americas, Oct, 2003
- ↑ APS and DivXNetworks Partner to Bring Portable Video-on-Demand to Airline IndustryШаблон:Dead link
- ↑ “Alaska To Become First Carrier to Offer APS DigEPlayer Portable Video On Demand Entertainment System” Шаблон:Webarchive- Alaska Airlines Press Release, 9/9/2003
- ↑ "HAWAIIAN AIRLINES GETS PERSONAL WITH DIGEPLAYER IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT"Шаблон:Dead link - Hawaiian Airlines press release, July 13, 2004
- ↑ North American Airlines to Offer digEplayer On New Routes; New Oakland, CA routes to Hawaii - APS Press Release, Oct. 26, 2004
- ↑ APS SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING ALLIANCE WITH WENCOR Шаблон:Webarchive - Wencor Press Release, August 20, 2004
- ↑ "Five entrepreneurs with solid records back in ring" - Seattle PI, December 31, 2004
- ↑ Laid-off worker strikes isle airline deal Шаблон:Webarchive - Star Bulletin, 9/27/2006
- ↑ "Mokulele's chief exec invented his way to the top" - Pacific Business News, June 1, 2007
- ↑ "The Biz Buzz - Update on Tacoma's airline mogul"Шаблон:Dead link - The News Tribune, April 30, 2007
- ↑ Television interview with Mokulele Air Owner Bill Boyer, 1/24/2008 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ IPEC: Inflight Online Awards Dinner Шаблон:Webarchive
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