Room and Board

In this industry, we’re often on the go. Whether you’re traveling for a conference, business meeting or taking a break in between, here are our top hotel stays around the world. Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Chicago, USA Country calling code: +1 Currency: USD Commute time to airport: 0 Why you’ll go The headquarters for aviation […]

The Pre-flight Pancake Printer

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Especially when “they” are Alaska Airlines travellers making a stop in one of four boardroom lounges equipped with a Popcake Pancake Printer. With the single press of a button the automatic pancake-making machine spurs to life and in moments you’ve got fluffy, delicious pancakes […]

APEX in Profile: Jenny Delcambre

Jenny Delcambre Head of Global Travel Distribution Euronews Delcambre joined Euronews five years ago to launch the Travel Distribution of the channel, and in particular, to develop its presence aboard airlines. Before that, she worked as regional director at Orbitz – the online travel company originally created by several major airlines. She holds an MBA […]

APEX in Profile: Kevin Bremer

Kevin Bremer Airplane Systems Senior Skill and Strategy Leader Boeing Commercial Airplanes Bremer has been at Boeing Commercial Airplanes since 1996. He has served in many roles managing, developing, and integrating new IFE, Connectivity and Cabin Services Systems onto all Boeing production airplanes. He currently serves on the APEX Board of Directors and is co-chair of the […]

Airbus Imagines the Future of Flying

Forget the stresses and discomforts of air travel today, Airbus sees the future of flying as a holiday in a mid-air resort full of high-tech, virtual experiences that cater to the passenger with an emphasis on relaxation and fun. A survey conducted by Airbus in 2012 showed that more than a third of 10,000 respondents […]

Best Hacker Movies Ever

It’s not easy to make a good movie about hacking, but these films do the trick. Ghost in the Shell Based on a 1989 manga series that predicted everything we use today: commercial Internet, wearables, GPS, AI, self-driving cars, and more – as well as the security implications. Action-packed, thought-provoking, and creepy. You cannot call […]

Hexilator Prototype Soon Underway

The future of urbanization is vertical: growing population density and massive “hyper-buildings” will require long-term people-moving machines that move beyond the 100-year old technology behind moving walkways. While escalators and their ilk have evolved very little over the years – and often bemoaned for their propensity to break down – that could soon be about to change. First proposed […]

Editor’s Reading List: The Technology Issue

The Man Who Stalked Einstein Bruce J. Hillman, Bernd C. Wagner, Birgit Ertl-Wagner This is a gripping tale of the feud that brewed up between Nazi scientist Philipp Lenard and Albert Einstein, characterized by their polarizing views with regards to physics and the conflict that WWI introduced. Track Lenard’s descent into a lifetime of petty […]