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Permanent Residents
May 26, 2015  | Written by Shannon Tien
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Most of us think of the airport as a temporary rest spot on the way to our destination. But for many, the airport is the destination; in fact, it’s home. Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film The Terminal features Tom Hanks playing Viktor Navorski, a man who lives at JFK for over a year when his home […]

Hacking the Sky
May 25, 2015  | Written by Jordan Yerman
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This article originally appeared in The Technology Issue of APEX Experience. Speaking on an International Conference on Consumer Electronics panel previewing tech trends of the next five years, Dr. Scott Linfoot, senior research systems engineer for MASS Consultants Ltd., pegged cyber-security as a key concern. After speaking with security consultants and hackers (a bit of […]

Etihad Premium, Marriott Mobile Request – Social Media at Your Service
May 22, 2015  | Written by Caroline Ku
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Search for Etihad Airways’ premium Twitter account and you may find yourself barred from reading the airline’s premium tweets. They include notifications on deals, retro-mileage claims, and a five-minute response time for customer inquiries – access is privy to Etihad Guest Gold members only. Announcement of the new @EtihadPremium Twitter handle was delivered by e-mail last week to […]

In Conversation: EBACE with ViaSat’s James Person
May 21, 2015  | Written by Jessica Sammut
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APEX caught up with James Person, director, General Aviation/VVIP Business Sector, ViaSat, during his time at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) to talk about ViaSat’s experience at this year’s show, what’s happening at their booth and their expanded partnership with Gulfstream. How’s the show going for ViaSat? We’re really excited this year because it’s the first time we’re […]

Kobo and Southwest Airlines Take the Weight Off In-Flight Reading
 | Written by Marisa Garcia
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Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and Southwest Airlines have joined the developing trend of helping publishers discover new distribution options. Recent initiatives of collaboration between publishing houses, e-book distributors, airlines and airports enticing travelers to discover new books via Wi-Fi portals have included JetBlue’s partnership with publishers to distribute book samples and periodicals through the Fly-Fi platform, […]

Flying Funny
May 20, 2015  | Written by Terri Potratz
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This article originally appeared in The Culture Issue of APEX Experience. We all have a memorable moment or two from our personal journeys through air world that stand out as nothing short of ridiculous. These often stem from an event that is completely out of our control: airplane food, screaming children, raucous passengers, delays, cramped environments, or customer service […]

Eight Big Announcements from EBACE 2015
 | Written by APEX Staff
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Aircraft manufacturers, business aviation vendors, avionic firms and more from around the world gathered in Geneva, Switzerland this week for the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2015), the region’s largest event dedicated to showcasing the latest and greatest in biz aviation products and services. APEX member companies were in attendance with no shortage […]

Launch of Third Satellite in Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Program Delayed
May 19, 2015  | Written by Caroline Ku
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Inmarsat’s goal to become the first provider of a high-speed, broadband network spanning worldwide has been delayed again by the recent explosion of a Proton Breeze M rocket, the same model that was scheduled to launch its satellite. “This is the third time our Global Xpress program has suffered launch delays because of Proton launch failures,” Rupert Pearce, chief executive […]