Future Travel Experience was proud to be a Media Partner for the 12th Crystal Cabin Awards, which were presented in Hamburg on Tuesday 10 April.


Future Travel Experience was proud to be a Media Partner for the 12th Crystal Cabin Awards, which were presented in Hamburg on Tuesday 10 April.

The new Air Canada Signature Class will be available on international flights as well as services between Canada and the United States.

Following successful trials at Madrid Airport and onboard Iberia’s flights, Iberia and Inflight VR are now preparing further testing of Inflight VR’s virtual reality inflight entertainment system.

Singapore Airlines has invested US$350m in the the new Boeing 787-10 Business Class and Economy Class products, which it says will “redefine travel on flights up to eight hours”.

AirAsia has debuted the Mirus Hawk seat, for which it is the launch customer. The slimline economy class seat is made from carbon fibre, aluminium and leather upholstery.

Emirates is investing over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The new, wider seats are laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration.

A total of 24 products and concepts have been selected as finalists for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2018, for which Future Travel Experience is a Media Partner.

The five launch members of the Seamless Air Alliance say the collaborative initiative “will usher in a new era of innovation for airlines on all routes”.

AirFi Indonesia, a strategic joint venture between AirFi and PT. Dua SuryaDinamika which was launched at FTE Asia EXPO in November 2017, has signed up its first two airline clients.

Immfly’s portable SkyCube solution will enable passengers to access media content such as TV shows, digital magazines and games on their personal electronic devices.

FTE explores how the likes of Airbus A³’s Vahana, Hyperloop and Boom Supersonic could redefine travel and transportation in the relatively near future.

The IFE series features pre-flight, inflight and post-flight stretching and breathing techniques by Honolulu-based movement specialist Wainani Arnold.

The low-cost carrier will soon introduce a 56-seat premium economy cabin and will offer inflight Wi-Fi on its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

The deal covers at least 58 of United’s new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and will support high-speed Wi-Fi, VPN access and wireless IFE.

Aeromexico will install 2Ku on an additional nine Boeing 737-800NGs, bringing the total number of aircraft equipped with the Ku-band solution to 29.

FTE examines the current state of the inflight Wi-Fi market and explores how airlines, as well as their customers, stand to benefit.
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