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.


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.

Over 70 organisations have already joined the new FTE World Airport Retailing Working Group, “driving positive change and innovation and bringing all stakeholders together to collaborate in exciting new ways”.
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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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A key element that makes FTE events unique is our carefully-curated content. View the inspiring video content from the FTE Dublin 2023 conferences, including keynotes, presentations and panel sessions.

Darin Juby, Director Baggage Services, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and Head of Baggage Transformation, Future Travel Experience, provides an update on the FTE BIWG’s latest activities and biggest PoC to-date.

In this video interview, Tero Taskila, CEO of startup airline BEOND, shares the strategy for differentiating the carrier from others in the marketplace, as well as plans for a personalised passenger experience.

In this video interview, Appssenger CEO Victor Ortega discusses providing a digital, scalable platform for airports to engage passengers, and the new agreement to develop an app for Shannon Airport.

The co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events took place at the RDS Dublin on 23-25 May 2023, with the theme of ‘Tomorrow’s Customer’. Here is a selection of the main highlights.

Winners of the FTE Innovate Awards and FTE Startup Innovation Award were announced at the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events on 25 May 2023.

The Future Travel Experience EMEA Awards winners were announced on 24 May during the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing.

Find out more about the shortlisted airlines, airports, vendors and startups pitching in the FTE Innovate Awards, which will be at the epicentre of the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events (Dublin, 23-25 May).

Find out more about the innovative solutions that will be on display at FTE Dublin on 23-25 May 2023 from the industry’s most established global industry providers and startups.

Joost Cordes, Chief Revenue Officer, shares details of Flexiroam’s borderless mobile connectivity solutions and how exhibiting at previous Future Travel Experience events helped secure an important agreement with Emirates.

Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research, shares the early trends emerging from responses to the FTE/Fast Future survey on the needs of ‘Tomorrow’s Traveller’, and his thoughts on emerging tech such as ChatGPT.

The inaugural Aviation & Robotics Summit took place in Pittsburgh, the “robotics capital of the world”, on 18-20 April 2023.
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