A future-focused session on AI innovation in the air transport industry during the co-located APEX FTE EMEA and Ancillary & Retailing 2025 events featured leaders from daa Labs and Turkish Airlines Technology.


A future-focused session on AI innovation in the air transport industry during the co-located APEX FTE EMEA and Ancillary & Retailing 2025 events featured leaders from daa Labs and Turkish Airlines Technology.

In an engaging keynote at APEX FTE EMEA and Ancillary & Retailing 2025, Morna McAulay, Director of Trips Data Engineering at Booking.com, shared how the digital travel giant is accelerating its transformation through AI.

Malaysia Airlines and Google have expanded their strategic commercial partnership, with a shared ambition to redefine travel through artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, and innovative digital experiences.

In this video interview, Sean Doyle, Chairman & CEO, British Airways, discusses how AI, forecasting, optimisation and machine learning have transformed the airline’s operational performance and customer experience.

New AI-driven research from Adoreboard has uncovered a critical ‘emotional experience gap’ at America’s busiest airports, putting $695 million in annual revenue at risk due to poor passenger experiences.

Singapore Airlines and OpenAI are partnering to develop and implement advanced Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) solutions – a first-of-its-kind collaboration between OpenAI and a major airline.
Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & 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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Lufthansa Group has developed an innovative, AI-supported solution – the ‘Tray Tracker’ – to measure and reduce onboard meal returns. The mobile tech scans meal returns from the onboard catering of flights.

Air New Zealand and Tata Consultancy Services have signed a five-year partnership to explore opportunities for digital transformation, innovation and operational efficiency within the airline industry.

Singapore Airlines is collaborating with Salesforce to co-develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for airlines at the Salesforce AI Research hub in Singapore to further enhance customer experience.

In part 2 of our comprehensive focus on Generative AI, Alaska Airlines, VINCI Airports – Aéroports de Lyon, Turkish Airlines, Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Amazon Web Services share how it is poised to transform CX.

Singapore Airlines is collaborating with Salesforce to co-develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for airlines at the Salesforce AI Research hub in Singapore to further enhance customer experience.

In part 2 of our comprehensive focus on Generative AI, Alaska Airlines, VINCI Airports – Aéroports de Lyon, Turkish Airlines, Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Amazon Web Services share how it is poised to transform CX.

Vantage Group has launched Vantage Futures, a corporate venture initiative that has already made its first investment in Opfyx, an AI-enabled software suite being piloted at JFK Airport’s Terminal 7.

In part 1 of our comprehensive focus on Generative AI, Aeroporti di Roma, Fraport, SITA and DataArt share how it is poised to revolutionise processes, streamline operations and enhance user experiences.

In part 1 of our focus on personalisation, we explore how 5 airlines – Lufthansa, Delta, Riyadh Air, Cathay and JetBlue – are focusing on taking personalisation to the next level in a way that is intuitive, contextual and seamless.

Barcelona Airport has collaborated with Areas to open SELF, which is said to be the world’s first robotic restaurant incorporating Artificial Intelligence in an airport, in order to “optimise operational processes and improve CX”.

FTE explores a selection of the top trends and technologies for 2025 and beyond, including robotics and automation, Artificial Intelligence, biometrics and digital identity, immersive technologies, and more.

Marabu Airlines has launched ‘Cloud Shopper’, an online check-in project developed in collaboration with partners including Ink Innovation (a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub).
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