Meet the 12 nominees for the FTE Airline Digital Transformation Power List EMEA 2026, who have been recognised for their outstanding efforts to lead how their organisation has embraced digital innovation.

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.

Meet the 12 nominees for the FTE Airline Digital Transformation Power List EMEA 2026, who have been recognised for their outstanding efforts to lead how their organisation has embraced digital innovation.

Ahead of his participation at APEX FTE EMEA and Ancillary & Retailing 2026, Brian Horgan, Transformation Lead, discusses how Aer Lingus is enhancing ramp and baggage operations through digital transformation, real-time data, and a focus on empowering frontline teams.

Future Travel Experience’s new Managing Director Max Gosney shares his vision for the next chapter of the business and the role FTE will play in accelerating industry innovation.

On 16 March 2026, members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group gathered in London for a Heathrow-hosted FTE Communities Live Day, featuring inspiration-filled sessions, and much more.
Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE EXPO Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – Uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo
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As Future Travel Experience celebrates its 20th anniversary, our Founder Daniel Coleman shares a personal and significant update, marking both the end of an era and the beginning of an exciting new chapter.

Vantage Group, Iberia, Threedot, MUC, Icelandair, LHR, LOT Polish Airlines, AMS, Kinetic Consultancy, FRA and KEF share their insights into the key trends and technologies that will shape ancillary & retailing strategies in 2026 and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that aviation media and events leader Max Gosney has joined FTE as our new Managing Director, bringing 15 years’ industry expertise and a track record in shaping aviation dialogue and innovation.

At the recent APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025, Jan Takacs, Head of Design & UX, AirAsia MOVE, delivered an insightful keynote on how AirAsia’s new travel platform is fundamentally reshaping the online travel agent (OTA) space.

In this video interview at APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025, Samson Arega Bekele, Group Vice President Customer Experience, shares how Ethiopian Airlines is innovating to enhance end-to-end CX, and much more.

Learn about the exciting plans in place for the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group in 2026. Among the schedule of in-person meetings are events hosted by GOAA and Heathrow, plus POCs, networking, tours and much more.

To celebrate the end of 2025, Future Travel Experience is delighted to share a selection of exclusive session highlights from our global events, including some of the most talked-about moments of the year.

In this video interview at APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025, Christoph Schulte, Head of B4B, shares what’s new on the product and technology side at DiscoverCars.com, the company’s B4B rather than B2B approach, and much more.

In this video interview, following her participation at the recent APEX FTE Asia Expo, Ambar Franco, Vice President Customer Experience, shares how Star Alliance is laser-focused on customer experience.

APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025 included a key session on ‘Taking Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity to New Heights – Opportunities and Challenges’, featuring Fiji Airways, Qantas, SES, Safran, Spafax, and dgtlsky.

In this video interview, following his participation at the recent APEX FTE Asia Expo, Akuila Batiweti, Chief Customer Officer, shares how Fiji Airways is innovating to enhance end-to-end customer experience, and much more.

The recent 15th anniversary edition of APEX FTE Asia Expo opened with a headline panel that brought together three influential voices, from Changi Airport Group, Philippine Airlines and SITA, shaping the future of aviation across APAC.
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