iPhone 7 Takeaways for Audio in the Aircraft Cabin

APEX Insight: Some of the iPhone 7’s most talked-about features are its wireless AirPod earbuds and its removal of the 3.5 mm audio jack. But what does this mean for in-flight audio?  One of the iPhone 7’s most talked-about features is its wireless AirPod earbuds. Bose, a passenger and airline favorite for eliminating jet-engine drone, recently cut […]

Flying While Famous: VIP Airport Services for Celebrities

APEX Insight: Back in Hollywood’s Golden Age, there was no better advertisement for an airline than a movie star stepping off an airplane to the flashes of cameras and mobs of adoring fans, so keeping high-profile flyers happy became a top priority. Today, entertainment and aviation remain wedded in many ways, but flight has also […]

A Side-Slipping Seat & IATA’s 2016 Global Passenger Survey: APEX Daily Experience Week in Review

Here are the most-read stories from this week’s APEX Daily Experience newsletters. To receive breaking passenger experience industry news in your inbox on a daily basis, subscribe here.  Middle-Seat Redemption: Side-Slip Seat Market-Ready By End of Month AIRCRAFT INTERIORS INTERNATIONAL | OCTOBER 19, 2016 Denver-based Molon Labe Seating says its Side-Slip Seat will be market-ready by the end of this month after […]

A Side-Slipping Seat & IATA’s 2016 Global Passenger Survey: APEX Daily Experience Week in Review

Here are the most-read stories from this week’s APEX Daily Experience newsletters. To receive breaking passenger experience industry news in your inbox on a daily basis, subscribe here.  Middle-Seat Redemption: Side-Slip Seat Market-Ready By End of Month AIRCRAFT INTERIORS INTERNATIONAL | OCTOBER 19, 2016 Denver-based Molon Labe Seating says its Side-Slip Seat will be market-ready by the end of this month after […]

Virtual Reality Becomes an In-Flight Reality With SkyLights Bravo Headset

APEX Insight: SkyLights is releasing a new virtual reality headset in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox. Called Bravo, the headset will provide passengers with an immersive cinematic experience in VR. Rollout of the device has already been planned for two airlines and a fleet of private jets by the end of the year, with three more airlines […]

In Conversation With IATA’s Nick Careen

Nick Careen Senior Vice-President Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security IATA Nick Careen succeeded Tom Windmuller as IATA’s senior vice-president for Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security on October 1, 2015. Prior to IATA, Careen started his career in the industry with Air Canada and its subsidiary Jazz where his last role was as Air Canada Vice […]

Anticipation Builds for the Unveiling of Qatar Airways’ Super Business Class

APEX Insight: With an unveiling expected in the near future, Qatar Airways executives are building momentum for the airline’s proprietary super business-class seat. The launch will coincide with the merging of first-class and business-class cabins, a decision that will differentiate Qatar Airways from its Gulf rivals. The airline promises that the bespoke seat will be […]

Countdown to APEX EXPO 2016: Korean Air’s Dante Dionne Talks Tech, Bots and AI

APEX Insight: As this year’s APEX EXPO fast approaches, APEX Media asks airline passenger experience industry stakeholders to share their anticipated event highlights, their favored industry trends and their Singapore tips. As senior Innovation Technology manager of Korean Air, Dante Dionne leads a team in assessing technology innovations that can be applied to improve the passenger experience. He brings […]

APEX Direct With Inmarsat’s Leo Mondale

Welcome to our conversation series, APEX Direct, where prominent members of APEX share their opinion on some of the more pressing issues in our industry. Leo Mondale joined Inmarsat in 2004 as vice-president of Business Development and Strategy and now serves as president of the communications company’s aviation business unit. In his time with the […]