After becoming the first airline to operate a flight free from single-use plastics in December 2018, Hi Fly aims to expand this sustainability initiative to its entire fleet by the end of this year. Portuguese airline Hi Fly is on course to become completely single-use plastic free across its fleet by the end of this […]
Attendees at this year’s APEX EXPO event in Los Angeles from September 9-12, 2019 have the chance to win a luxury prize as part of a special 40th anniversary-themed giveaway. Check the September/October issue of APEX Experience magazine for a golden ticket! Register for APEX EXPO to pick up your golden ticket prize APEX EXPO isn’t alone in celebrating its 40th anniversary […]
Social listening has emerged as a quantitative approach to discovering widespread changes in food preferences, and airlines are all ears. Zhoug will be the next Sriracha, according to Alon Chen, CEO and co-founder of culinary trend analysis company Tastewise. Not only was the Yemeni hot sauce mentioned more frequently in social media posts and on […]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of APEX EXPO this year, APEX Media is looking back at its members’ most significant achievements. Today, we take a look at how Linstol’s recent Super Cup is tackling the plastic problem in the aircraft cabin. Register for APEX EXPO (Los Angeles, September 9-12) In 2017, Linstol introduced its customizable […]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of APEX EXPO this year, APEX Media is looking back at its members’ most significant achievements. Today, we discover how SITA’s WorldTracer solution changed the way the industry deals with mishandled baggage. Register for APEX EXPO (Los Angeles, September 9-12) More than 25 years ago, SITA and IATA came together to […]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of APEX EXPO this year, APEX Media is looking back at its members’ most significant achievements. Today, we contemplate how the ecoTHREAD blanket created by Buzz gave new life to old plastic bottles. Register for APEX EXPO (Los Angeles, September 9-12) In 2015, after three full years of research and […]
Turkish Airlines is ensuring its amenity kits are stuffed with just the right thing – whether that be Molton Brown products for business-class travelers or anti-slip prayer mats for those on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Turkish Airlines has partnered with Formia, Galileo Watermark and Kaelis to launch a variety of new amenity kits. Formia announced in […]
Snack makers are passing on potatoes in favor of healthier chip alternatives. There was a time when one might have described a flight as “all that and a bag of chips.” It was the 1990s. Those days, when potatoes of the fried variety were everyone’s favorite side order, are long gone. And now legumes of […]
As Muslims migrate for hajj, airlines showcase their hospitality with care packages crafted for the occasion. Every year, Muslims from around the world travel for hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca. With two-thirds of pilgrims living outside of Saudi Arabia, 94 percent make their journey by airplane (others by land and sea). During this period – […]
Road warriors today are more self-sufficient and resourceful than ever: They book their own travel, do their own expenses and make room for extracurricular activities around work trips. In the multipart series,“Getting Down to Business,” we look at the shiny tools inside the modern business traveler’s kit. This segment examines a digital platform that promises to […]