Ahead of his participation at FTE Global 2024, Simon Gandy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, The New Terminal One at JFK, explains the ambition to be among the world’s top five airport terminals.


Ahead of his participation at FTE Global 2024, Simon Gandy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, The New Terminal One at JFK, explains the ambition to be among the world’s top five airport terminals.

Ahead of his participation at FTE Global 2024, Christopher Neal, Director of PDX Next Operations, Port of Portland, shares how PDX Next is reimagining facilities with innovative tech and new approaches.

In this article, CVG Airport, Air Canada, Avianca, GOL Airlines, and Schiphol Group, share their progressive accessibility strategies and how they are exploring tech-focused and experiential solutions.

Martha Edge, Innovation & Experience Director, shares Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s (CLT) strategy to achieve effective CX differentiation and how CLT is utilising cutting-edge tech.
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FTE together with our partner nlmtd is delighted to launch the new FTE Accelerating Collaboration & Engagement (ACE) platform to facilitate fast progress and dynamic change in key areas of the aviation industry.

As part of our commitment to the continuous growth of the FTE World Airport Retailing Working Group, we are thrilled to announce its rebranding to the FTE World Ancillary & Retailing Working Group.

In this video interview, Charlotte Posada-Kandel, Manager Ancillary Products, SunExpress, shares the airline’s ‘360+5’ journey towards offering a more tailored, customer-centric product proposition.

The co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events took place at the RDS Dublin on 11-13 June 2024, with the theme of ‘Customer-centric Innovation’. Here is a selection of the main highlights.

Winners of the FTE Innovate Awards – the industry’s definitive innovation competition – and FTE EMEA Startup Innovation Award were announced at the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events on 13 June 2024.

Future Travel Experience has announced the winners of the FTE World Airline Ancillary and FTE World Airport Retailing Awards 2024, as well as the airline and airport leaders from the FTE EMEA Transformation Power List.

Harvey Tate, Human API – Digital Transformation, shares the IAG vision and path towards achieving autonomous operations and the collaborative approach needed among industry partners.

Find out more about the innovative solutions that will be on display at FTE Dublin on 11-13 June 2024 from the industry’s most established global industry providers and our largest-ever showcase of startups.

Gerald Ong, Strategy and Commercial Development, shares how Hamad International Airport is innovating to deliver a seamless and personalised CX, including a focus on sense of place and experiential retail.

The second FTE Aviation & Robotics Summit – with Pittsburgh International Airport as Host Airport – took place in the ‘Robotics Capital of the World’ on 14-16 May 2024. Read our full report.

Ahead of their participation in the FTE Aviation & Robotics Summit, Alaska Airlines, CVG, United, Schiphol and Southwest share insights into how robotics, automation and AI can enhance operational efficiency and CX.

In this interview, Tero Taskila, CEO & Co-Founder, shares how startup airline Beond is responding to key CX trends, including personalisation, seamless booking and travel, sustainability, and technology integration.
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