FTE Global, renowned as “the CES for Aviation”, relocated to LA on 19-21 September where it was co-located for the first time with APEX/IFSA Global EXPO. Take a look at our round-up of some of the highlights.

The latest conference and exhibition news relating to the three annual Future Travel Experience events – FTE Global, FTE EMEA, FTE Ancillary & Retailing and FTE APEX Asia Expo.
FTE Global, renowned as “the CES for Aviation”, relocated to LA on 19-21 September where it was co-located for the first time with APEX/IFSA Global EXPO. Take a look at our round-up of some of the highlights.
Delta, Pittsburgh International Airport, Lufthansa, Fraport, United, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and NEC were recognised in FTE Global 2023 Awards ceremony, which took place on 19 September in Los Angeles.
The FTE Aviation & Robotics Summit will return to Pittsburgh on 14-16 May 2024, with Pittsburgh International Airport as the official Host Airport.
In this interview with Marin Tica, IT Director, Zagreb International Airport, discover how TAV Technologies’ solutions have transformed Zagreb Airport’s operations and passenger experience.
A balanced perspective on the issues of security and privacy, and how biometrics identify travellers on the move, enabling greater throughput and better passenger experience, while respecting the traveller’s privacy.
Find out more >>Content plans: Bag tracking, autonomous, automation. Also live-streamed for those members unable to attend in-person.
Find out more >>Content plans: Year in review, PoC summary, and plans for 2024.
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, New Member presentations, Peak Holiday Lessons Learned
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, Sustainability, Tagging and Tracking and new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Progressive digital retailing strategies from around the world
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: 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: 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: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, offsite baggage processing, new innovation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
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 other new technologies in travel retail.
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 >>FTE spoke to Julie Wienberg, Aviation Practice Leader, Perkins&Will; Chris Runde, Director of Innovation, Introba; and Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director, Portland Design, about the future of the industry.
In this thought-leadership article, T-Mobile for Business shares a few ways aviation staff can use mobile networks and devices to make work easier and more efficient, including EFBs, PEDs and more.
Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer, explains Miami International Airport’s vision of transformative innovation “to create efficiencies and improve CX” and how it is embracing biometrics & digital identity.
The winners of the FTE Airline and Airport Pioneer Awards 2023 will be announced at a special presentation ceremony during FTE Global, taking place in Los Angeles on 19-21 September.
FTE is delighted to announce that Star Alliance has signed up as a Strategic Partner of FTE Global 2023 (19-21 September, Los Angeles) and a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo 2023 (8-9 November, Singapore).
In this interview, Michelle Buckley, Managing Director, Customer Engagement, Southwest, explains the airline’s customer-centric approach to successfully managing disruption and looks ahead to FTE Global.
In this message, Justin Erbacci, CEO, Los Angeles World Airports, extends a personal invitation to attend FTE Global, co-located for the first time with APEX/IFSA Global EXPO in Los Angeles, September 19-21.
Your FTE Global event experience could start during your flight to Los Angeles as Lufthansa is hosting the ‘Up & Beyond Event by FlyingLab’ on Flight LH452 from Munich (MUC) to Los Angeles (LAX) on 17 September.
Kristen Berndt, Senior Manager, Baggage Strategy & Innovation, United, explains the airline’s key efforts to streamline the passenger experience, better leverage data, and embrace emerging technologies.
In this deep-dive interview, Tony Thompson, Founder and CEO, Air Cahana, shares the new California-based airline’s mission to decarbonise aviation and welcome in a “Third Golden Age of Aviation” by 2030.
FTE Founder & CEO Daniel Coleman shares an update on the unmissable schedule of activities coming up over the next four months to support the industry as it lays the foundations for a brighter future.
High-potential startups will be invited to pitch to airports and airlines at the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub Live event in Los Angeles on 18 September 2023, ahead of FTE Global 2023.
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