Printed Palate

This article originally appeared in The Technology Issue of APEX Experience. You’re two hours into a flight from New York to Sydney when you suddenly get a craving that just won’t quit. You stare longingly at the flight attendant, hoping that the nice juicy hamburger you’re dreaming of is on the dinner cart. With the limitations airlines face vis-à-vis […]

In Conversation: AiX Preview with Aviation Consultant Gary Weissel

Gary Weissel Managing Officer Tronos Aviation Consulting Gary is the managing officer of Tronos Aviation Consulting providing a wide range of advisory services including Asset Management, Aircraft Remarketing, Aircraft Interiors Management and OEM product development services. Gary’s career spans 26 years of aviation experience. Prior to starting Tronos Aviation Consulting, he spent 14 years at […]

The New Food Cities: Building a Global Culinary Magnet – Part Two

APEX contributor Jordan Yerman explores the rise in culinary tourism in a four-part web series, released every Friday starting April 3, 2015. Look out for Part Three of the series “In-Flight Photos: Culinary Tourism Before You Land” where Yerman delves into the world of “foodstagrams” and the air traveler’s long-time fascination with airline food.  When you think “global cuisine […]

Bright Ideas

  This article originally appeared in The Technology Issue of APEX Experience. If good ideas look like light bulbs, Li-Fi might just be the brightest one around. More than likely, somewhere above you there is a light bulb illuminating this page. And in the age of the Internet of Everything, University of Edinburgh professor Harald Haas and a handful […]

Tips on Navigating Hamburg Messe and the Aircraft Interiors Expo

The annual Aircraft Interiors Expo, held at the sprawling Hamburg Messe und Congress in Northern Germany, is undeniably a “can’t miss” event for the aircraft interiors and in-flight entertainment and connectivity industry. The show has grown from hardware-focussed event – or one for “nuts and bolts” – to an increasingly popular marketplace for buyers and sellers of […]

Delta Reassures Pet Owners Using Technology

Delta Air Lines wants pet owners to feel more at ease flying with their furry friends and has introduced new GPS pet-tracking technology.  The GPS device is manufactured by British Columbia-based Sendum, and is used to track a range of sensitive shipments for which knowing the exact location and environmental conditions in real-time is critical. Traveling […]

US Airlines Set Sights on China

The airspace over the Pacific has seen an increasing number of flights ever since the China-US Air Services Agreement was signed in 2007. While China is expected to take over the US as the world’s largest passenger market by 2030, both countries will remain at the top by far. Between 2013 and 2014 there was […]

The Rise of Culinary Tourism – Part One

APEX contributor Jordan Yerman explores the rise in culinary tourism in a four-part web series, released every Friday starting April 3, 2015. Look out for Part Two of the series “The New Food Cities: Building a Global Culinary Magnet” where Yerman reveals which cities are attracting traveling foodies. Going down to the local pizza place no longer hits the […]

Virtual Future

This article originally appeared in The Technology Issue of APEX Experience. With the Concept Cabin, Airbus had taken the traditional cabin model and shook it up like a snow globe. The snow settled to reveal a cabin that could be customized to look like a golf course, bedroom or tropical forest, thanks to virtual decor projection. Fast-forward five years, […]