For airlines, the promise of tomorrow brings the migration of content delivery to the cloud, the rise of gaming spectatorship, alternatives to single-use plastics and startups busying themselves with some of the industry’s perennial problems. APEX Members can opt in… Read more
KLM is jumping on the autonomous bandwagon with Family Updates. The service, which launched in December, drives automated messages about flight departures, arrivals and delays to WhatsApp groups created by KLM customers. Do you want your friends / family or… Read more
Before earbuds and noise-canceling headsets, passengers used stethoscope-like devices where sound traveled through a hollow plastic tube. The jet age brought smooth, fast and comfortable intercontinental travel to the world. It also saw the introduction of early in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems that relied on fragile 16mm film and temperamental… Read more
Iberia Express and Immfly rock the cabin with red carpet-ready celebration of Oscar-nominated biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Although historians seem to be divided on which film counts as the first official in-flight movie – was it Howdy, Chicago on an Aeromarine… Read more
In an act of technological and cultural gene-splicing, a legacy airline-industry giant is embracing agility to stay one step ahead. After acquiring Routehappy in February last year, ATPCO has now fully integrated the startup’s technology and team. Robert Albert, Routehappy’s… Read more
Alex Gervash Founder and CEO SkyGuru Alex is a commercial pilot who holds a degree in psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For more than 10 years, he has been helping anxious passengers overcome their fear of flying. An… Read more
PIT’s new terminal will make the airport experience more efficient for travelers, feature outdoor spaces and be adaptable to future technological changes. The Allegheny County Airport Authority Board of Directors today revealed the concept design for Pittsburgh International Airport’s new… Read more
Julien Sivan CEO SKYdeals After graduating from École supérieure de commerce de Nice (now known as SKEMA Business School), Julien co-founded Business Lab in 1998, which became one of the biggest independent digital agencies in France. There, he acquired expertise… Read more
