[VIDEO] APEX Weekly Wrap: BUZZ’s Luxury PPE & Accessible Air Travel
In this episode, hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller chat to Simon Yaffe, sales director at BUZZ Products, about how the amenities supplier is bringing an element of luxury to the PPE required during air travel. Yaffe also outlines the company’s continued focus on sustainability. Also discussed is how United Airlines has made its mobile […]
[VIDEO] APEX Weekly Wrap: GX+ North America and Spirit’s New Loyalty Program
In this episode, hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller chat to special guest Philip Balaam, president of Inmarsat Aviation, about the company’s tie-up with Hughes to create a new in-flight connectivity solution, GX+ North America. Staying on the topic of in-flight Wi-Fi, the pair also discuss Seamless Air Alliance’s second set of guidelines for creating […]
[VIDEO] APEX Weekly Wrap: Airline CEO Shuffles and Using Data to Manage Risk Volatility
This episode reflects on a week of senior staffing news, following announcements that both British Airways CEO Alex Cruz and Virgin Australia CEO Paul Scurrah will step aside. Hosts Seth Miller and Maryann Simson also discuss why SmartSky’s appointment of Dave Helfgott as CEO makes perfect sense as the company pivots from development stage to […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: W-IFE Streaming Charts Course to Recovery
In today’s APEX Weekly Wrap, hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller focus on the influx of recent in-flight entertainment and connectivity news. AirFi’s CEO, Job Heimerikx, joins to discuss the company’s latest wireless in-flight entertainment (W-IFE) deployment for North America’s Eastern Airlines as well as its progress with AirFi LEO, a lightweight IFC product. Also […]
10/9/2020 – APEX Weekly Wrap: Wireless IFE Streaming Charts Course to Recovery
APEX Weekly Wrap: How the CCAs Have Evolved For 2020
In this episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap, hosts Maryann and Seth take a look at some of the latest passenger experience-focused headlines, including the launch of STELIA’s new OPERA business-class sea for single aisle aircraft, as well as Lufthansa and Austrian’s deployment of SKYdeals’ “shoppertainment” platform. Special guest Carmen Krause-Bösterling, project manager at the […]
10/2/2020 – [VIDEO] APEX Weekly Wrap Feat. Crystal Cabin Award Project Manager
APEX Weekly Wrap: Air Transport Action Group Explains Need For Green Recovery
This week’s episode sees Michael Gill, executive director of the Air Transport Action Group, discussing the importance of a green recovery for the aviation industry. Despite the ongoing affect of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial aviation, Gill explains that the general consensus across the aviation industry and the public is that “we need to take […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: Fiji Airways’ Travel Ready Program
In this week’s episode of The Weekly Wrap, APEX Media welcomes special guest Shaenaz Voss, executive general manager, Customer Corporate Affairs at Fiji Airways. APEX member Fiji Airways has taken 1,300 actions to prepare for the reopening of international travel as part of its Travel Ready initiative, including the introduction of customer wellness champions on […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: NXTCOMM’s Plans to Disrupt the IFC Market
In this episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap, hosts Stephanie Taylor and Seth Miller hear from chief commercial officer at NXTCOMM, Steve Newell, about the company’s plans for its AeroMax electronically steerable antenna. They also discuss the thinking behind the decision by four major US airlines to permanently drop changes fees on domestic flights, as […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: First-Hand Account of Post-COVID Long-Haul Flight, Neutral Digital on AR/VR
In this episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap, APEX Media director Maryann Simson details her first flying experience in six months, from London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson with Air Canada. She relays first-hand how things have changed and the new measures airports and airlines are taking to keep everything clean and to help passengers feel […]
The Weekly Wrap: All the As – Airline Catering, Aeroplan & AERQ
The special guest on this episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap is Matt Crane, CEO of UK-based airline meal and snack supplier Monty’s Bakehouse. Matt tells hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller about how the business has adapted to deal with the ongoing challenges faced by the aviation industry in 2020. Also discussed are Gogo’s […]
The Weekly Wrap: All the As – Airline Catering, Aeroplan & AERQ
The special guest on this episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap is Matt Crane, CEO of UK-based airline meal and snack supplier Monty’s Bakehouse. Matt tells hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller about how the business has adapted to deal with the ongoing challenges faced by the aviation industry in 2020. Also discussed are Gogo’s […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: Futuristic Cabins, Flights to Nowhere & Surplus Nuts
In today’s episode of The Weekly Wrap with APEX, Nigel Goode, co-founder and designer at London-based studio PriestmanGoode, provides an insight into the company’s Pure Skies cabin concept. Hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller also discuss Virgin Australia’s restructuring plans, celebrate the features of Lufthansa’s newest A320neo aircraft and provide an update on the Boeing […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: Futuristic Cabins, Flights to Nowhere & Surplus Nuts
In today’s episode of The Weekly Wrap with APEX, Nigel Goode, co-founder and designer at London-based studio PriestmanGoode, provides an insight into the company’s Pure Skies cabin concept. Hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller also discuss Virgin Australia’s restructuring plans, celebrate the features of Lufthansa’s newest A320neo aircraft and provide an update on the Boeing […]
8/7/2020 – APEX Weekly Wrap: A Futuristic Cabin Concept, Flights to Nowhere & Surplus Nuts
8/7/2020 – APEX Weekly Wrap: A Futuristic Cabin Concept, Flights to Nowhere & Surplus Nuts
APEX Weekly Wrap: Aircraft Seat Designs For Skies and For Space
This episode of The Weekly Wrap with APEX sees hosts Seth Miller and Stephanie Taylor chat to Matthew Nicholls, sales director of Tapis Corporation, about the new seating concept his company developed together with Molon Labe and Simona Boltaron to ensure safe, hygienic air travel for economy class passengers in the years to come. Also […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: Goodbye 747s and Hello APEX FTE Virtual Expo!
In this episode of The APEX Weekly Wrap, hosts Seth Miller and Maryann Simson bid a fond farewell to the Boeing 747 fleets retired by British Airways and Qantas before looking to more eco-friendly aircraft innovations announced as part of the FIA Connect event in place of this year’s Farnborough Airshow. The pair weigh the […]
The Weekly Wrap: Panasonic’s New IFEC Deployment, AA and Jetblue Strike a Deal
This episode of The Weekly Wrap with APEX explores the deployment of Panasonic Avionics’ eX1 in-flight entertainment system and connectivity services on Middle East Airlines’ new Airbus A321 fleet. Special guest Tom Eskola, Panasonic Avionics’ VP & general manager, Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, and Africa, gives his view on airlines’ changing IFEC requirements […]
The Weekly Wrap: Ka-Band IFC on China’s Domestic Flights, LAV4ALL Promises Barrier-Free Lavatory Access
This week’s wrap kicks off by looking at a host of in-flight connectivity (IFC) news, from Gogo enabling IFC at 3,000 feet to FTS’ XStreamSAT becoming the first Ka-band system to launch in China with Qingdao Airlines. Hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller also chat to Christian Mundigler, VP Aftermarket Services at FACC, about the […]
The Weekly Wrap: Airports Carve Out “New Normal,” Luxury Sustainable Materials for Transport
This week, hosts Stephanie Taylor and Seth Miller discuss the “new normal” for airport lounges around the world before chatting to Dwayne Macintosh, director of Corporate Safety and Security at Greater Toronto Airports Authority, about Toronto Pearson’s new “Healthy Airport” commitment and what it means for passengers and airport workers alike. Also up for discussion are […]
The Weekly Wrap: IFEC News Abounds, Creating Sense of Optimism
It’s the tenth episode of The Weekly Wrap and there seems to be a sense optimism in the air, as hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller have lots of exciting in-flight entertainment and connectivity news to discuss. David Pook, Burrana’s VP Marketing & Sales Support, joins to provide an in-depth overview of its new Rise […]
The Weekly Wrap: Cabin Air Innovations and Catering Safety Guidelines
As hygiene continues to be top-of-mind for airline passengers, this episode of the Weekly Wrap with APEX looks at two retrofit air filtration systems for the aircraft cabin – one from Collins Aerospace for Dash 8 aircraft and one conceptualized by Seattle-based design firm TEAGUE. Hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller also interview Fabio Gamba, […]
The Weekly Wrap: Delta’s Connectivity Plans, Behind the Scenes of APEX Experience
In this episode of The Weekly Wrap with APEX, Maryann and Seth look at how the re-opening of international transit hubs in the UAE and Asia is enabling long-haul travel again; why the UK’s 14-day quarantine policy for incoming travelers is unpopular with airlines; and a new partnership between Honeywell and the UV disinfecting solution […]
The Weekly Wrap: Hygiene Remains High-Priority, In-Flight Mags Aren’t Dead Yet
This episode of The Weekly Wrap takes a look at the biggest aviation news, from the retirement of Delta’s MD-88 and MD-90 fleet to Mitsubishi’s completed acquisition of Bombardier’s CRJ program to the introduction of new cleanliness experts on board to restore traveler confidence. The hosts discuss a new industry-led working group that hopes to […]
[VIDEO] The Weekly Wrap: SpaceX, Post-COVID-19 IFE & Dassault Systemes’ Cabin Airflow Simulation
This week, Maryann Simson and Seth Miller explore how COVID-19 could change the way in-flight entertainment (IFE) content is procured and distributed: Will passengers forgo embedded systems in favor of personal electronic devices? Are the days of exclusive early-window content over for airlines? On hand to explore these questions is special guest Daniel Welch, senior […]
[VIDEO] The Weekly Wrap: SpaceX, Post-COVID-19 IFE & Dassault Systemes’ Cabin Airflow Simulation
This week, Maryann Simson and Seth Miller explore how COVID-19 could change the way in-flight entertainment (IFE) content is procured and distributed: Will passengers forgo embedded systems in favor of personal electronic devices? Are the days of exclusive early-window content over for airlines? On hand to explore these questions is special guest Daniel Welch, senior […]
The Weekly Wrap: Health Passports, Antimicrobial Surfaces & Mask Awareness Signage
This week’s episode of The Weekly Wrap sees hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller discuss the prospect of new biosecurity measures throughout the air travel journey. Simon Lamkin, VP and global head of Travel Advisory at NIIT Technologies, joins to talk about his company’s digital health passport solution, which can work in numerous ways to […]
The Weekly Wrap: Health Passports, Antimicrobial Surfaces & Mask Awareness Signage
This week’s episode of The Weekly Wrap sees hosts Maryann Simson and Seth Miller discuss the prospect of new biosecurity measures throughout the air travel journey. Simon Lamkin, VP and global head of Travel Advisory at NIIT Technologies, joins to talk about his company’s digital health passport solution, which can work in numerous ways to […]