APEX Editor's Blog

Ninety-nine percent of adult airline passengers who travel with a portable electronic device (PED) – such as a smartphone or tablet – carried at least one PED onboard with them while traveling in the past 12 months, with seven in ten (69 percent) reporting they used their devices during flight, according to a new joint [...]

The word “social” aptly describes so many agendas and events being promoted and hosted by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). This week the leading distributors of short-subject and TV movie programming got very social with IFE TV buyers in Lisbon and the outcome of their “rapid fire” chats and education sessions were spectacular. Some [...]

Like many of us, Paramount Pictures’ senior VP, non-theatrical distribution Joan Filippini regularly finds herself using her iPad while watching TV (and keeping her smart phone within arm’s reach). “It’s become almost instinctual to be entertained every second of the day,” she tells the APEX editor’s blog. That’s one of the main reasons why there is [...]

Yesterday I read a news headline that proclaimed, “When it comes to inflight Wi-Fi, supply far exceeds demand”. I couldn’t disagree more. One need only use inflight Wi-Fi – or read the complaints on social media from people who do – to see that demand far exceeds the capacity of current onboard connectivity systems, be [...]

Two years ago the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) forged a philanthropic partnership with ORBIS International, a non-profit humanitarian organisation that works in developing countries to save sight worldwide. On announcing the partnership, many APEX members showed an outpouring of support for ORBIS, offering everything from cabling to gifts in kind. One group forwent a [...]

Airline passengers from around the world have voiced their opinions on the airlines that offer the best in passenger experience and in doing so have selected the winners of the 2012 Passenger Choice Awards, which were announced yesterday evening at the APEX EXPO. “The awards this year are the result of an impressive turnout on [...]

In an interview with the APEX editor’s blog, Oman Air general manager inflight services Linda Celestino talks about assuming the role of APEX president (she replaces Delta Air Lines’ Chris Babb), emboldening members to participate more, and creating greater value for them. What do you hope to accomplish during your tenure as president? It’s an [...]

APEX is proud to announce the finalists for the Passenger Choice Awards as well as the finalists for the best in passenger experience and best achievement in technology for the AVION awards!

 The awards will be distributed at the forthcoming APEX EXPO in Long Beach. “We’re happy to announce the finalists for this year’s program [...]

What is it about air travel that gets passengers so riled up these days? Is it the super-tight seating in some economy class cabins? Is it the scramble to secure overhead bin space, or the feeling of being ‘nickled and dimed’ to death by certain carriers that charge fees, fees and more fees? Is it [...]

The annual TV Market Conference is underway in Brighton this week bringing together airlines, content service providers and content distributors as they showcase and review the latest short-subject movies and television series from around the world. This afternoon’s education event featured some great sessions on Digital Media Developments, International TV Distribution and Trends in Kids TV by [...]