Delta Air Lines has partnered with Apple to provide cabin crew with iPhone 12, equipped with 5G and augmented reality (AR), to enhance onboard operations.

Delta Air Lines has partnered with Apple to provide cabin crew with iPhone 12, equipped with 5G and augmented reality (AR), to enhance onboard operations.
Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the world to only operate flights with pilots and cabin crew who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Etihad is trialling SITA’s facial biometrics for cabin members, allowing them to complete check-in procedures digitally via their own mobile devices.
Boeing has teamed up with IMMFLY to introduce Boeing Digital Direct – a wireless inflight entertainment and digital services platform for airlines.
The personal devices have been introduced to optimise onboard sales and communication, while also providing flight-related documents for cabin crew.
FTE looks at some recent initiatives from Delta, United, Iberia, JetBlue and Etihad Airways to keep passengers and crew safe inflight.
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.
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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.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Fraport presentation, autonomous operations, and sustainability.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovations in Dublin and discussion around progressive new business models.
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Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, offsite baggage processing, new innovation.
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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.
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Find out more >>Singapore and the UK have launched a series of trials to test the crew module of ICAO’s Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce (CART) Take-off guidelines.
From a personalised IFEC platform and a reconfigurable cabin to virtual reality retail, FTE explores eight solutions that can enhance today’s passenger experience.
FTE speaks to Alaska Airlines’ Matthew Coder about how the airline is empowering crew members with mobile apps. Staff are able to access information in-flight, which can improve passenger experience.
FTE recently attended the TFWA Inflight Focus Workshop to gauge the extent to which the inflight retail sector is responding to technology-enabled change.
FTE speaks to Alaska Airlines’ Matthew Coder about how the airline is empowering crew members with mobile apps. Staff are able to access information in-flight, which can improve passenger experience.
FTE recently attended the TFWA Inflight Focus Workshop to gauge the extent to which the inflight retail sector is responding to technology-enabled change.
easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall discusses onboard Wi-Fi, the new £2.7 million crew training facility and the LCC’s plans to employ more female pilots.
Spring Airlines has teamed up with GuestLogix to enable its flight attendants to accept onboard payment for ancillary items via handheld point-of-sale devices.
This game-changing Think Tank will exclusively unveil its Onboard 2025 vision and recommendations at FTE Global 2015, 9th-11th September, Las Vegas.
Finnair has equipped its flight attendants with tablets, which can be used to process onboard F&B and retail purchases and payments.
FTE takes a closer look at the latest launches from the likes of Gogo, Rockwell Collins, Thales, Inmarsat, Honeywell, ViaSat and GEE.
Ranging from digital merchandising platforms to Near Field Communication-enabled payment solutions, FTE looks at the latest onboard retail solutions.
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