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No Mean Feat: Recaro to Supply 30,000 Seats for EasyJet
October 16, 2015  | Written by Ari Magnusson
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APEX Insight: APEX Media spoke to Recaro Aircraft Seating to get the lowdown on a 30,000-unit order placed by EasyJet for its lightweight SL3510 aircraft seats. Weighing 40 percent less than rival offerings, Recaro CEO Dr. Mark Hiller calls the company’s ultra-slim design “a benchmark” for airlines. In particular, Dr. Hiller says the SL3510 seating […]

Safety First on Boeing 777x with Rockwell Collins’ Avionics Gateway Secure Server
October 15, 2015  | Written by APEX Staff
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This article originally appeared in The APEX EXPO Daily Experience – Day One.  Passengers flying on a new Boeing 777x airplane won’t have to worry about malicious Internet hacks. That’s because the aircraft manufacturer has teamed up with Rockwell Collins to provide the Avionics Gateway secure server, which will incorporate the latest generation of Rockwell Collins’ Secure Server Router. […]

Amenity Kit and Caboodle: Luxury is the New Pax Expectation
 | Written by APEX Staff
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This article originally appeared in The APEX EXPO Daily Experience – Day Two.  APEX Insight: APEX Media caught up with Buzz Products, Linstol and Inflight Direct to get the latest on amenity kit market trends. “There is a desire for the kits to have a purpose beyond the plane,” explained Alena Kirzner, marketing director at Buzz. Facing this demand from passengers, airlines […]

Tray Table EmPowerment: Astronics Debuts Wireless Charging
October 14, 2015  | Written by APEX Staff
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This article originally appeared in The APEX EXPO Daily Experience – Day One. APEX Insight: Astronics is cutting the cord by introducing a tray table that wirelessly charges electronic devices. Passengers can simply place their smartphones and tablets on top of the tray to activate wireless charging. Seat manufacturer Recaro and furnishings company, IKEA have also tapped into […]

Lufthansa Technik Help A350 Airline Customers Prepare for the Unpredictable
October 13, 2015  | Written by Marisa Garcia
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APEX Insight: As Airbus customers receive their new A350s, Harald Gloy, at Lufthansa Technik, the company that won a long-term contract to support Finnair’s new fleet of the aircraft, talks about the standardized airplane parts and nose-to-tail connectivity that will make maintaining the wide-body jets more efficient. We visited the latest A350 to take flight, MSN 18 by Finnair, as it […]

APEX Hollywood Shortlist: The Martian Orbits the Top Spot for the Second Straight Week with $37M
 | Written by Tomas Romero
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APEX Insight: Despite stiff competition from not one, but two, very different films starring Rooney Mara and adorable children (Joe Wright’s Pan and Stephen Daldry’s Trash), The Martian rockets to an out-of-this-world $37M haul in its second week in theaters. Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie surely wasn’t counting on Mars getting in the way when […]

APEX TECH Newport Beach: An Exclusive Look At the Pax Technical Landscape
October 9, 2015  | Written by APEX Staff
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Next month’s APEX Technology Conference in sunny Newport Beach on November 17-18 will offer technical expert information, guidance, analysis and trend reporting on issues that are critical to the aviation industry. Speakers and panelists will cover the following: Keynote Address: Connected Travel Future of Connectivity & Increasing Bandwidth Inflight Connectivity & Cyber Security Encoding & […]

Going Global: Branding the Skies of Tomorrow
 | Written by Marisa Garcia
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APEX Insight: Panels at the CAPA World Aviation Summit in Helsinki discussed the emergence of multilateral airline conglomerates that often involve legacy and low-cost carriers. Representatives including Air China, the European Regions Airline Association and others, raised the question of how to create a distinct airline brand in an increasingly globalized industry. At the CAPA World Aviation Summit in Helsinki […]

APEX Direct With Warner Bros.’ Jeff Crawford
October 8, 2015  | Written by APEX Staff
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Welcome to our new conversation series, APEX Direct, where prominent members of APEX share their opinion on some of the more pressing issues in our industry.  Hot on the heels of some big announcements at APEX EXPO in Portland, Warner Bros. senior vice-president of Non-Theatrical Sales, Jeff Crawford, gave APEX Media an exclusive take on the […]