Last week’s APEX/IFSA Global Expo in Long Beach, California has been hailed a “record breaking” success. According to APEX (the Airline Passenger Experience Association, nearly 3,000 airline industry decision-makers, including representatives from 90 airlines, attended the event to see innovations, discussions, awards winners and more
AERQ, the Hamburg-based start-up developing digital platforms for aircraft cabins, has announced that it is discontinuing its business activities due to significant obstacles in entering a very sensitive market for IFE systems
Thai Airways has signed a contract with Neo Space Group (NSG) for in-flight connectivity (IFC) technology that leverages SES Open Orbits network and will provide passengers with internet speeds of up to 200Mbps
The doors of APEX/IFSA Global Expo opened on 28 October, with highlights from the first day including Thales and Qatar Airways unveiling a world-first advancement, C-suite executives sharing insights and updates on their airlines, and panels advising how to enhance areas such as accessibility and IFE curation
Qatar Airways has taken flight with the first Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with Starlink in-flight connectivity, The airline plans to roll-out Starlink’s high-speed, low latency internet across its entire B777 fleet within a year
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), the annual event where airlines, industry suppliers and cabin interiors professionals converge to shape the cabins of the future, will return on 8-10 April 2025 at Hamburg Messe. The 2024 event saw strong growth, and the 2025 event promises even more reasons to attend
Gogo Business Aviation has reported that it is seeing ‘unprecedented demand’ for Gogo Galileo HDX, its new global broadband Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite service scheduled to launch later this year. Production has more than doubled to meet projected sales
Viasat has unveiled JetXP, a series of enhancements to its satellite network and service model that can benefit its in-flight connectivity customers in the business aviation sector. Viasat’s Jet ConneX customers will be the first to benefit from performance improvements, including new features such as uncapped speeds, expanded capacity, and increased network prioritisation
The number of aircraft with in-flight connectivity is projected to surpass 60,800 by 2033, with NGSO and multi-orbit solutions helping reshape the market as airlines transition from legacy systems. Technical advances are fuelling bandwidth growth by reducing costs, leading to an over 20-fold increase in leased capacity
APEX has announced the full list of airline industry leaders speaking at APEX/IFSA Global Expo in Long Beach on 28 to 30 October. The lineup of high-profile speakers includes Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM, Michael Rousseau, president and CEO of Air Canada, and Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic
