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Air France is partnering with streaming service Apple TV to enhance its inflight entertainment offer. Over 45 hours of original content, including multiple global hits, are available for all passengers on the airlineâs long-haul flights.
Virgin Atlantic has announced an inflight audio content partnership with Stellar Entertainment designed to transform IFE. The collaboration aims to deliver a bespoke audio experience as âa powerful differentiatorâ.
With the end of 2025 fast approaching, here Future Travel Experience highlights some of our most popular original content from each of the last 12 months â from robotics and AI to inflight innovation, and much more.
Emiratesâ retrofit programme has entered its next phase. Starting from August 2026, the airline will introduce a host of new onboard products, alongside a next-generation, fully immersive inflight entertainment system.
Azerbaijan Airlines has appointed Stellar Entertainment as its exclusive Content Service Provider. The partnership is a step forward in the airlineâs mission to elevate CX through a vibrant inďŹight entertainment strategy.
APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025 included a key session on âTaking Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity to New Heights â Opportunities and Challengesâ, featuring Fiji Airways, Qantas, SES, Safran, Spafax, and dgtlsky.
Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
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Find out more >>Content plans: Tour on 11th hosted by GOAA; Networking Day on February 12th
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Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing â co-located to deliver the regionâs most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the âCES of Aviationâ 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.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE Expo Asia, 18-19 November 2026 â uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
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Hong Kong Airlines has introduced a new inflight entertainment (IFE) experience through the launch of the Blueview digital platform, deployed on Blueboxâs wireless IFE solution onboard select aircraft.
Delta and YouTube have partnered to offer ad-free videos, podcasts, and playlists onboard, plus SkyMiles Members can unlock a 14-day free YouTube Premium preview on select Wi-Fi-enabled flights.
At FTE Global 2025, Meta announced the next chapter in its partnership with Lufthansa Group, bringing virtual experiences to even more passengers and making the future of travel entertainment even more accessible.
At the recent APEX EXPO 2025 â co-located with FTE Global in Long Beach, California â All Nippon Airways and West Entertainment announced the formalisation of their multi-year partnership agreement.
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At FTE Global 2025, Meta announced the next chapter in its partnership with Lufthansa Group, bringing virtual experiences to even more passengers and making the future of travel entertainment even more accessible.
At the recent APEX EXPO 2025 â co-located with FTE Global in Long Beach, California â All Nippon Airways and West Entertainment announced the formalisation of their multi-year partnership agreement.
TAP Air Portugal has enhanced the IFE experience on its long-haul aircraft with a software update that allows Economy Class passengers to connect their personal Bluetooth headphones to their seatback screens.
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with PressReader to enhance CX with complimentary access to thousands of publications, which travellers can access on their personal devices in lounges at Addis Ababa and onboard.
Vietjet Thailand is set to enhance the passenger journey with the upcoming launch of its IFE service, which is owered by the Blueview digital services platform and delivered via the Bluebox Wow system.
United Airlines has announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spotify for an even more entertaining travel experience. This is the first time Spotify has offered audiobooks and video podcasts onboard an airline.
Royal Air Maroc, which plans to quadruple its fleet by 2037, has partnered with Touch Inflight Solutions to deliver scalable, next-generation IFE designed to elevate the passenger experience.
Air France and CANAL+ have announced an unprecedented new partnership. From 1 May 2025, the airline is offering privileged access to a selection of CANAL+ programmes on all its long-haul flights.
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