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APEX Magazine’s Favorite Pre-Flight Safety Videos
June 26, 2014  | Written by Katie Sehl
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The APEX Experience Magazine team rounds up their favorite pre-flight safety videos.  Delta’s “80s In-Flight Safety Video” (2014) Terri Potratz, Editor The Delta 80’s video holds a special place in my heart as it’s the first non-traditional pre-flight video I’ve seen in air. And, well, ALF. United Airlines’ “B767-300 Safety Video” (OLD-SCHOOL) Al St. Germain, Publisher […]

Sponsorship Outside the Airline Industry
 | Written by Matthew Braga
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Sponsorship is a big business. Myriad brands in myriad industries spend cumulative billions every year. It’s an industry where massive, global names such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Anheuser Busch have each spent hundreds of millions in recent years to sponsor everything from music festivals to sports teams to competitions around the world. But according to […]

HD in the Home and Beyond
 | Written by Bryan Rusenko
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The in-flight entertainment community may be touting high definition (HD) resolution screens, but the cutting-edge living room has already advanced to Ultra HD. These screens, also known as 4K, have a resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels, giving them a fourfold increase in definition over basic HD, which was already a fourfold improvement on standard […]

APEX in Profile: Stuart McGeachin
 | Written by APEX Staff
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Stuart McGeachin Creative Director DMD Phantom A former musician, writer and broadcaster, Stuart made the move to an in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) career in 1989, making destination videos for Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. Returning to London, he established Phantom Media (now DMD Phantom) and co-founded Bluebox Avionics. Since Phantom and its stake in […]

APEX in Profile: Shawn Rosengarten
 | Written by APEX Staff
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Shawn Rosengarten Director of Sales Just For Laughs During his 15 years at Just For Laughs, Shawn has licensed over 100,000 hours of content to airlines and broadcasters from every continent, establishing Just For Laughs Gags as an in-flight favorite. He also brokered the production of Just For Laughs Gags Asia in Singapore with MediaCorp […]

APEX in Profile: Devin Liddell
 | Written by APEX Staff
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Devin Liddell Principal Brand Strategist Teague Devin Liddell leads the brand strategy for design consultancy Teague, working collaboratively with clients such as Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Company, Intel, JW Marriott, Microsoft and SC Johnson to create research-driven brand strategies and consumer experiences. Something that never ceases to amaze you in your industry: Any […]

APEX in Profile: Nicole Grainger
June 24, 2014  | Written by APEX Staff
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Nicole Grainger Business Development Manager Satellite Solutions and Cabin Services Rockwell Collins‘ Information Management Services Nicole joined ARINC in 2006 as EMEA Marketing Promotions Manager. In 2009 Nicole transferred to the ARINC Satellite Communications team. Now a proud member of the Rockwell Collins family, Nicole is a business development manager, responsible for ensuring the voice […]

APEX in Profile: Jamie Martin
June 19, 2014  | Written by APEX Staff
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Jamie Martin Director Library Media Solutions Limited Jamie Martin joined LMS in 2011 after more than six years heading up TV strategy and acquisitions for Spafax Airline Network. He has worked directly with many of the major airlines, including British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways. Previously, Jamie also worked in the UK […]

APEX in Profile: Andrew Fitzpatrick
June 3, 2014  | Written by Terri Potratz
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Andrew Fitzpatrick Chairman Monster Entertainment Ltd. Monster Entertainment is a rapidly growing international management company with the objective of creating a number of successful film and television brands. Building on their wide distribution success, Monster is now involved in television production and is developing its own animation series. Andrew previously ran the Don Bluth companies, […]

APEX’s 2014 Passenger Choice Awards
May 15, 2014  | Written by Katie Sehl
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The voting window for the Passenger Choice Awards is now open, so be sure to cast your votes before the upcoming deadline on June 30th, 2014. The awards, which were established by the Airline Passenger Experience Association to give a voice to the traveling public and to recognize airline excellence and innovation, will be accepting votes regarding […]