In this interview, Yelena Obukhova, Vice-President Inflight Services, Air Astana, shares insights into the airline’s focus on personalisation, inflight entertainment, sustainability and emerging technologies.
The latest news on how airlines are using in-flight connectivity and personal electronic devices to personalise the passenger experience and exploit onboard ancillary revenue generation opportunities.
In this interview, Yelena Obukhova, Vice-President Inflight Services, Air Astana, shares insights into the airline’s focus on personalisation, inflight entertainment, sustainability and emerging technologies.
FTE explores a selection of the top trends and technologies for 2024 and beyond, including robotics and automation, biometrics and digital identity, sustainability, Urban Air Mobility and more.
Finnair will renew its Finnair Plus loyalty programme by introducing Avios as its new loyalty currency in early 2024. Partnering with IAG Loyalty to adopt Avios will enable members to receive extra rewards.
Celebrating this week’s UNESCO International Mother Language Day, Emirates is highlighting the array of languages spoken onboard by its cabin crew, as well as its vast library of in-language IFE content.
Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, baggage tracking advancements, and new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Fraport presentation, autonomous operations, and sustainability.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Pittsburgh International Airport presentation, Autonomous operations & Robotics POC updates.
Find out more >>Content plans: Bringing together aviation and robotics industry professionals for a three-day interdisciplinary series of conference sessions, workshops, robotics innovation tours, and networking opportunities with the primary goal of solving aviation business and operational challenges with robotics solutions.
Find out more >>Content plans: Dublin Airport presentation & POC updates, Innovation for delivering successful summer
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovations in Dublin and discussion around progressive new business models.
Find out more >>Content plans: This high-level three-day event in the heart of Dublin, focused on customer-centric innovation, is dedicated to new thinking and concepts, and combines an exhibition, extensive social activities, conference sessions, interactive workshops, pitch sessions and awards with turbo-charged networking.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, offsite baggage processing, new innovation.
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, AI use cases in baggage, new innovation & new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Enhancing Hub operations through airport/home carrier collaboration – learnings and idea sharing, Innovation in bag imaging for border processing
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovation in Los Angeles and exploring the utilisation of the Metaverse and other new technologies in travel retail.
Find out more >>Content plans: Under the theme of "Transforming Air Transport”, air transport leaders from across the globe will gather in LA to learn, collaborate, and be inspired to elevate their organisation’s passenger experience, business performance, innovation, and sustainability strategies.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Bag tracking, autonomous, automation
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Year in review, PoC summary, and plans for 2025
Find out more >>Here we highlight some of the most innovative solutions that will be on display at FTE APEX Asia Expo, taking place in Singapore on 9-10 November 2022.
Singapore Airlines has partnered with wellness brand Canyon Ranch to deliver a more comfortable journey on its ultra-long-haul flights.
The new service will be introduced for nine destinations on 1 July 2018 and will be extended to all intercontinental flights from 28 October 2018.
The new Air Canada Signature Class will be available on international flights as well as services between Canada and the United States.
Air NZ is trialling a customer service use case for the wireless Google Pixel Buds headphones, which enable live translation via the Google Pixel smartphone.
Finnair will introduce a personalised, on-demand meal service and introduce Finnish textiles and patterns for its new A350 cabins.
Finnair CCO Juha Järvinen discusses Alipay, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and simplifying the travel experience for Asian consumers.
From November 2017, Delta Air Lines will start a refresh of its international Main Cabin (economy class) dining experience.
The service will now be available to passengers flying long-haul from Doha to Africa and Asia, as well as Europe, the Americas and Australasia.
The Economy PLUS fare includes access to priority check-in and security lanes, in-flight meal and drinks, and a more generous baggage allowance.
Monarch has launched a menu of mood-enhancing foods in an effort to “relax, re-energise and reduce the stresses of travellers”.
KLM has announced that the “Anytime For You” service will be introduced on flights to and from Bangkok in October 2017.
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