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CellPoint Digital Launches OSO to Power the Future of Airline Retail
October 17, 2025  | Written by Joshua Kupietzky
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Over the years, airlines have modernized how they sell travel, with many adopting the Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver (OOSD) model that promises personalization and higher revenue. Yet payment remains a significant barrier, as many airline systems are outdated and fragmented. To address this, CellPoint Digital has introduced One Source Orchestration (OSO), a payment optimization platform built to help […]

IFSA Global EXPO 2025: ​​Tackling Cabin Waste is Key to an Increasingly Sustainable Industry
October 8, 2025  | Written by Joshua Kupietzky
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At the 2025 IFSA Global EXPO 2025, a panel tackled how airlines can better manage cabin waste in the near term. Titled The Green Shift: Advancing Environmental Stewardship Onboard, the session highlighted the need to link strong operations with a deep commitment to sustainability. Moderated by Diana Cawley, CEO of the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF), the panel […]

APEX EXPO 2025: Airlines Need a Holistic IFE Experience Across Seatback Screens, PEDs
 | Written by Joshua Kupietzky
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At the 2025 APEX Global Expo, the future of in-flight entertainment (IFE) took the spotlight during a panel moderated by PaxEx.Aero founder Seth Miller, which brought together three leaders with very different perspectives: Aeromexico Director for IFEC and Technology On Board Dolores de Iturbe Vera; ANA Director of Cabin Products and Services Planning Katsunori Maki; […]

New Qantas IFE App Boasts More Accessibility Features, Picture-in-Picture, and a Kids Mode
October 3, 2025  | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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After 12 months of development involving various design iterations, refinements and customer testing, Qantas has launched Version 5.0.0 of its Qantas Entertainment App on iOS, which passengers use to stream content to their personal electronic devices during flight. The app was originally launched in 2018 and has been updated regularly since to improve the digital […]

Scott Kirby Honored with APEX CEO Lifetime Achievement Award for Accelerating Aviation Advancement
September 30, 2025  | Written by Joshua Kupietzky
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Earlier this month at the Long Beach Convention Center, the aviation world gathered for the closing night of the 2025 APEX Global EXPO. The final evening carried history and emotion as United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby received the APEX CEO Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by APEX Group CEO Dr. Joe Leader. The honor recognized a […]

Maura Chacko Celebrated for a Decade of Service on the APEX Board of Directors
September 25, 2025  | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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After ten years of commitment to the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), Spafax SVP Content Experience Maura Chacko will step down from her position as Secretary on the APEX Board of Directors following the next election in November. Her leadership and dedication shaped the board, strengthened the APEX community, and expanded the influence of the […]

InterLnkd’s AirMall Solution Makes End-to-End Personalized Shopping Experience Possible for Passengers
September 24, 2025  | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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AirMall, a new in-flight retail solution created by InterLnkd that leverages in-flight connectivity (IFC) to offset the cost of providing onboard Wi-Fi, will soon take to the skies for the first time with an undisclosed airline customer.  InterLnkd says the plug-and-play white-label offering is vendor-agnostic and integrates with an airlines’ existing Wi-Fi portal to allow […]