APEX EXPO 2025: FlightPath3D Creates Immersive In-Flight Map for Riyadh Air
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FlightPath3D has created a unique in-flight map experience for Riyadh Air, the new national carrier for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will debut on the carrier’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet.
The company’s President Duncan Jackson commented, “Riyadh Air challenged us to reimagine what an in-flight map could be.” The resulting product offers passengers access to their full flight path as well as real-time speed and altitude updates, plus a host of other features.
“For Riyadh Air, we designed a map with a clean shortcut and menu system, their full network displayed in the route map, and destinations brought to life through visual guides. It’s a guest-first design that feels more like a companion that mirrors Riyadh Air’s digitally native brand,” Jackson explained.
He added that the map was designed in response to Riyadh Air’s choice to install Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s Astrova in-flight entertainment system on its Dreamliners, an announcement made this time last year at the 2024 APEX Global EXPO.
“Riyadh Air challenged us to reimagine what an in-flight map could be.”
– Duncan Jackson, FlightPath3D
“We absolutely engineered the new experience with Astrova’s 4K OLED screens in mind. The visuals, animations, and transitions are built to take advantage of high-resolution displays, ensuring crisp rendering, smooth performance, and vivid color detail,” Duncan confirmed.
The collaborative process of creating an in-flight map solution for Riyadh Air lasted over a year. Duncan explained, “From the earliest design stages, our teams worked closely to align on Riyadh Air’s brand values and guest-first vision. Together, we deliver[ed] something that feels both innovative and uniquely Riyadh Air.”
Riyadh Air placed an order for 72 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in March 2023, including 39 firm orders and 33 options. The carrier said it intends to operate flights to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030. While no official launch date for the airline’s first commercial flight has been set, it is understood Riyadh Air’s first Dreamliner will enter commercial service later this year.