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That’s Entertainment: Monetizing Content and Connectivity
September 29, 2015  | Written by APEX Staff
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Content and Entertainment | Education Day, APEX EXPO 2015 Breakout Sessions For the Content and Entertainment track, it was all about forging meaningful partnerships between airlines and affiliates in a connected landscape. Tal Kalderon, IFE manager at El Al, one of Israel’s largest airlines, warmed up the crowd with a nod to the language barriers that […]

APEX EXPO 2015 Introductions: Keynote Recap
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Keynote #1 | Alaska Airlines’ Focus on Customer Experience Sandy Stelling Fast Facts Location: SEA Frequent Flight: SEA-PSP Now Reading: Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follet Favorite Aircraft: B777 Favorite Airport: PSP The future of flight will be: Innovative Alaska Airlines Fact Sheet Seventh-largest US carrier Founded: 1932 in Anchorage, Alaska President and CEO: Brad D. […]

Stylized Airport Take-Out You Can Eat on Board
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APEX Insight: Tagging onto the Bring Your Own Device trend are passengers who are bringing their own food on board. Airport restaurants have taken notice, offering menu options like “onboard picnics” and boxed meals that are a step up from the average airline fare. Sure, airline food is not for everyone. Famous nurturer Martha Stewart is known to […]

BAE Systems Brings Latest Hollywood Blockbusters to Passenger PEDs
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APEX Insight: BAE Systems announced today it has secured approval from a major Hollywood studio to stream movies fresh out of theaters to passenger and airline-supplied devices – a significant milestone for the proliferation of PED-based IFE in the airline industry. In an exclusive industry first, BAE Systems announced today that its wireless in-flight entertainment solution, IntelliCabin, […]

It’s Here: Netflix Boards Virgin America
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APEX Insight: Earlier news of Virgin America partnering with ViaSat to deploy Ka-band connectivity has new meaning today – without it, passengers wouldn’t be able to stream and binge watch on Netflix – a service the airline announced today, it is offering to passengers for free. The wait to stream Netflix onboard is finally over. Virgin America announced Monday […]

APEX in Profile: Dave Davis
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Dave Davis Chief Executive Officer Global Eagle Entertainment Named Global Eagle Entertainment’s chief executive officer in July 2014, Dave brings over 20 years of business and financial management experience to GEE. Prior to joining, Dave held senior management roles in private equity companies, played a lead role in Northwest Airlines’ merger with Delta Air Lines in […]

Conversations in Connectivity
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In-flight connectivity is still one of the hottest topics in the aerospace industry. We assembled ViaSat, Inmarsat, SITA OnAir and Global Eagle Entertainment to talk bandwidth, streaming, ancillary revenue and more. WHAT ARE TODAY’S CHALLENGES? “Airlines’ number one concern when it comes to connectivity is flexibility amongst solutions,” explains François Rodriguez, chief strategy and marketing […]

Q&A with Emirates’ Patrick Brannelly
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We touched base with Patrick Brannelly, deputy vice-president, Customer Experience at Emirates to talk about their nomination in the Best Overall Passenger Experience category and find out what makes APEX EXPO an important tradeshow. What are the three most important aspects of the passenger experience? At Emirates, we believe the most important thing is for travelers […]

And the 2015 Passenger Choice Award Winners Are…
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Anticipation was high for this year’s 2014-2015 Passenger Choice Awards, held last night at the Oregon Convention Center Ballroom. Following a lively Education Day where ideas about the passenger experience were exchanged, EXPO attendees were eager to find out the night’s big winners. Talk around the exciting rivalry between Gulf carriers Emirates and Qatar – in […]

Q&A with Emirates’ Patrick Brannelly
 | Written by APEX Staff
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We touched base with Patrick Brannelly, deputy vice-president, Customer Experience at Emirates to talk about their nomination in the Best Overall Passenger Experience category and find out what makes APEX EXPO an important tradeshow. What are the three most important aspects of the passenger experience? At Emirates, we believe the most important thing is for travelers […]