Whether growing fresh tomatoes from seedling to fruit or introducing self-driving wheelchairs at airports, airlines and their vendors are improving the passenger experience through automation, apps, audio entertainment and climate action. Also in this issue: China Eastern Airlines draws valuable intel… Read more
Booking websites automate much of the travel planning process – some are even able to predict price fluctuations or respond to personal travel preferences. But even the most advanced digital booking services couldn’t predict the coronavirus outbreak. Two sister websites… Read more
A total of 24 innovations have been selected from over 100 entries as finalists for the 14th annual Crystal Cabin Award. There are three finalists in each of eight categories, listed below. The winners will be announced at a ceremony… Read more
American Airlines has extended its preordered meal service to the premium cabin on regional American Eagle flights, with the service now available to passengers on nearly 1,900 daily flights – more flights than any US carrier, it says. American Airlines… Read more
Warner Bros.’ DC extended universe extended a bit wider this week with an in-flight screening of The Joker on a special Iberia Express flight from Madrid to Copenhagen. Just a few days after snatching up Oscars for Best Actor and… Read more
At the 2020 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Schott will showcase its new Jade Reading Light, which was designed by PriestmanGoode. The product claims to mark two firsts for aircraft reading lights – it is made of glass and controlled… Read more
EL AL Israel Airlines is the launch customer for the Collins Silhouette MOVE cabin divider from Collins Aerospace, which has helped to increase capacity on board the airline’s newly redesigned Boeing 737-800 fleet. EL AL Israel Airlines (EL AL) recently… Read more
The Seamless Air Alliance has created what it refers to as the world’s first modular platform for in-flight connectivity. APEX Media spoke with CEO Jack Mandala about why its new SR1 standards, which center on the importance of interchangeability and… Read more
