An APEX Highlight and Industry News
Firstly, IFExpress has our APEX show images on line and you will find them here. Next, we talked to Rich Salter at the APEX show and he told IFExpress that FTS had hosted a Chinese IFEC Summit and had conducted a successful live Ka-Band HTS Satcom connectivity demo in Beijing and we asked for more information for our readers and here is what he sent: “On September 14th, 2017, FTS hosted an IFEC Summit and conducted a live demo of their Ka-Band HTS Satcom Connectivity solution to multiple Chinese airlines, government officials, and technology partners in Beijing, China. Taking place at the ...
APEX and News, of course!
Last issue we began the EXPO updates for our IFExpress content, and we continue with it this week. However, it may take longer to cover APEX as we plan to keep covering the latest news in our weekly coverage as well. So, lets get started with Lufthansa Systems and Telefonix: 1) Lufthansa Systems Norbert Müller, previously Head of BoardConnect at Lufthansa Systems, has taken on a new role as Head of the Americas region at Lufthansa Systems as of October 1, 2017. The LS folks said that he is pleased to hand over the baton to his successor Jan-Peter Gänse, who has ...
Wow! What More Can We say? Well, Actually a Lot!
APEX 2017 is over, and as usual, there was a lot to see and talk about. This first post-show issue of IFExpress is not the place to cover all we saw, so over the next few weeks we will get into the details. However, this week we will give our readers a Summary, talk a bit about a few of the Big Deals we saw, give our readers some Trend/Forecast data based on the show, and provide a People Update on some of the “interesting” folks we saw cruising the aisles or working in different booths. Lastly, please understand this ...
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An APEX Highlight and Industry News
Firstly, IFExpress has our APEX show images on line and you will find them here. Next, we talked to Rich Salter at the APEX show and he told IFExpress that FTS had hosted a Chinese IFEC Summit and had conducted a successful live Ka-Band HTS Satcom connectivity demo in Beijing and we asked for more information for our readers and here is what... [Read more]
APEX and News, of course!
Last issue we began the EXPO updates for our IFExpress content, and we continue with it this week. However, it may take longer to cover APEX as we plan to keep covering the latest news in our weekly coverage as well. So, lets get started with Lufthansa Systems and Telefonix: 1) Lufthansa Systems Norbert Müller, previously Head of BoardConnect... [Read more]
Wow! What More Can We say? Well, Actually a Lot!
APEX 2017 is over, and as usual, there was a lot to see and talk about. This first post-show issue of IFExpress is not the place to cover all we saw, so over the next few weeks we will get into the details. However, this week we will give our readers a Summary, talk a bit about a few of the Big Deals we saw, give our readers some Trend/Forecast... [Read more]
Airline Advertising Changes & More APEX Booths Not To Miss
APEX 0415: Onboard Advertising First up, at APEX 2017 in Long Beach, California. On Monday, there is an educational session that you should attend in the afternoon for sure. It is an inflight advertising initiative and Michael Childers, the Inflight Ad Guru, will talk about the constraining technical and organizational issues surrounding... [Read more]
APEX Is Coming!
IFExpress found a few data points on industry folks who will be at APEX. Check them out! FTS Technologies Inc. Booth: 665 Contact: Ben Fuller, Director of Sales for Americas. Darrel Chua, General Manager of FTS (and Sales for Asia) – darrel@fts-aero.com APEX Highlights: We will be demonstrating our latest Xstream Lite wireless streaming... [Read more]
It’s Coming!! APEX Expo: Long Beach, CA September 26 – 28!
Just in case you aren’t familiar with APEX EXPO, here is what they say: “The APEX EXPO is the industry’s largest PaxEx event exclusive to experts and decision-makers committed to elevating the level of the worldwide airline passenger experience. The four-day premier event features top-notch seminars led by industry experts, the... [Read more]
UTC Acquires Rockwell Collins along with Some Additional Industry News!
BREAKING NEWS United Technologies Corp has struck a $30 billion agreement to buy avionics and interiors maker Rockwell Collins Inc, the companies said on Monday. Further, it creates one of the world’s largest makers of civilian and defense aircraft parts. United Technologies will pay $140 per share for Rockwell Collins, split between $93.33... [Read more]
Thales, Panasonic, Inmarsat, Astronics and More!
THALES Thales and Japan Airlines welcome the entry into service of the Boeing 787-9 newly configured aircraft equipped with AVANT In-Flight Entertainment system. The new JAL Sky Suite 787-9 cabin on the airline’s Tokyo Narita to Kuala Lumpur route debuted this summer. Japan Airlines is a long-term, valued Thales customer who is the first... [Read more]
'Future–proofing' the IFE installation means providing an onboard network with sufficient bandwidth that the airline will never have to tear apart their airplane to re-wire to install upgrades. Fiber-to-the-Seat™ provides a fiber optics network running at a gigabit per second – High-definition video is only the beginning – who knows what the hot, killer apps will be 10-20 years from now?!”