APEX Contributor Jordan Yerman investigates the advancements in check-in procedures and luggage-tagging technologies that will change the way we design and build airports. Click here for the full story.
APEX Experience contributor Howard Slutsken explains the role of the antenna in connecting passengers in the air and how far we’ve come since NASA first demonstrated aircraft connectivity 20 years ago. Click here for the full story.
APEX Experience contributor Jenn Wint looks at the recent innovations in galley design that aim to reduce aircraft weight, save on space and decrease fuel consumption. Click here for the full story.
We featured the observation deck at Perth Airport within The Architecture Issue of APEX Experience, and throughout our research for that story we came across a number of additional observation decks around the world that we wanted to share. In no particular order, here’s our bonus round-up of vantage points that offer passengers a unique plane-spotting experience. […]
Curious about the details of the carpet replacement project over at Portland International Airport? If our Cult Carpet feature in The Architecture Issue didn’t satiate you, you can find more information on the specifics right from the Port of Portland. Read Howard Slutsken’s Cult Carpet feature here, and find out how we got on the subject of […]
Aviation makes safety the priority through investigation, regulation, and testing. “The accident fatality rate for jet airplanes has fallen dramatically during the last 50 years..in part [due] to..use [of] information gained from accidents to develop safer, more survivable airplanes.”€” Boeing Derrick Pruitt, of the Boeing Seats Tech Centre and Leader in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), […]
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Need a leg up on your holiday gift shopping but don’t have the time? Not to worry, the APEX media team has you covered with this handy SkyMall-themed Holiday Gift Guide, shoppable from the convenience of your airplane seat. We scoured the Holiday 2014 edition of the infamous in-flight magazine and chose the best gifts for everyone on your list. […]
For the past several months, you may have noticed a curious collection of carpet posts published through the social media feeds of APEX and the media team’s individual accounts. While nobody has really asked why we’ve been doing this or what it all means, there is in fact a story here that we’ve kept “swept under […]
In The Architecture Issue author Jordan Yerman looks at the high-tech advances in headphones, but the history behind these advances is interesting too. In 1978, professor and electrical engineer Amar Bose was so disatisfied by the headphones supplied during his flight he immediately started designing a set that would prevent him from going berserk due […]