I had two flights booked to get to LA for #APEXTECH this week. The Delta flight above was the first. A JetBlue flight from Boston tomorrow was the second. It just cancelled as well.
I was supposed to moderate two panel discussions, but I can't get to LA to do it. Ugh.
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Don’t miss Andy Masson at #APEXTech discussing 'Inflight Touchpoints & Digital Integration'.
We’re diving into: 🔹 Software-driven personalization 🔹 Intelligent digital architecture 🔹 Power & performance optimization
The future of #ConnectedTravel is smarter and lighter. ✈️
New-design Polaris suite with 19” IFE screen as seen at United’s showcase in Brooklyn Image: Chris Sloan
Why seatback IFE is core to United Airlines’ premium push runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/05/why-... #paxex #apextech
JetBlue's Fly-Fi branding is on the side of an aircraft, with the words "connected by Viasat" underneath, as seen when boarding through door 1. Image: Jason Rabinowitz
JetBlue observes fundamental change in passenger behavior runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/05/jetb...
#aviation #paxex #apextech
United 757 parked and ready to board at LAX.
Sun streams through a half-opened window shade in row 1.
Chicken, rice and salad, it’s what’s for dinner.
LAX sign in big block letters in front of the airport on a gloriously sunny day.
Flying the venerable United 757-300 from LAX to IAD after an extraordinary #APEXTECH in Los Angeles. It seems fitting to get a nostalgic taste of the past after United’s director of IFE, Dominic Green, detailed the carrier’s future this morning. Full presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMd...
Giant LAX letters under road signs for arrivals and departures at the airport. The control tower is visible in the background.
US flag flying over a small pavilion area.
Orange-ish rose in bloom, with a tall glass facade building behind it.
Purplish roses blooming. The old LAX control tower rises above the garden.
Wrapped up my two panels at #APEXTECH this morning and walked over to LAX for the trip home.
I included stops at the 9/11 memorial and the rose garden at the old control tower.
Side of a blue plane with "outhwest" painted in white.
Inside a plane sitting in the window seat with no seat in front of me.
Hopping across the country with Southwest Airlines today, headed to #APEXTECH in LA. Hoping to stretch out for a nap at least part of the trip. Plenty of legroom for that in the exit row window.
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Also notes that timeline for content loading is slower today in a fully digital environment, and the process is more expensive, than when they were duplicating physical tapes 20+ years ago, "because there are more middlemen in the supply chain feeding frenzy."
#PaxEx #APEXTECH
Man presenting on stage
Patrick Brannelly of Emirates delivering the afternoon keynote at #APEXTECH:
"If you can't see a way to improve anything, you're not looking hard enough or you're not the right person for the job."
I really like him.
#PaxEx
I am not willing to tolerate that story being spun with no pushback on what's actually real and possible.
At least no one has suggested that the metadata content be stored on a blockchain. I might've burned the building down at that point.
#APEXTECH #PaxEx
One studio just mentioned a synopsis was altered to include something that was explicitly excluded originally and the filmmaker saw it and was pissed. Rightfully so.
"You can train it."
NO, YOU CANNOT!
I just interrupted the panel. Could not stand it anymore.
#APEXTECH #PaxEx
"We'll just warn the consumers that the descriptions are generated by AI, so they'll forgive us if the results are terrible."
🤮
#APEXTECH #PaxEx
Now sitting through an "AI" session re content descriptions. What about hallucinations? "We have SLAs." 🙄
Can't AI do data entry for us? As if that's AI and not a simple data import. Or keystroke scripting.
#APEXTECH #PaxEx
Man and woman seated on a stage
Qatar Airways kicking off day two of #APEXTECH this morning in LA, talking digital transformation and such. Crew tablets for meal ordering is one of the key #paxex use cases discussed.
Two guys on stage talking at a conference
Kicking off #APEXTECH in LA this morning, as Ekrem Dimbiloglu of Delta talks up the SYNC program and some interesting stats. Among them, 2 million new SkyMiles members signed up because they wanted free Wi-Fi on board, 5,000 each day. And 90% of pax engage with the IFE screens.
#paxex
And to #COINsummit RT @scottpantall: One way to bridge the talent gap: Give more students the opportunity to go to #APEXtech
Hi folks -- I'll be mentoring during @DENStartupWeek on 9/16 in the morning. Sign-ups here: http://slottd.com/events/rou2v3g9hw/slots #APEXtech @galvanize
Thanks Nancy Phillips of @viawest_inc, @KristinDRussell , @colosecofstate , and Bruce Dines of Liberty Global : one smart #APEXtech panel
Great #apextech panel comment from @viawest_inc CEO: "Return on Community is measured in joy and friendship"
Questions 4 Colorado's Secretary of State; Chief Information Officer; President of Viawest, & Liberty Global Investments Chief? #APEXtech
What should I ask the CEO of @viawest_inc and the head of investments for Liberty Global about technology and innovation in CO? #APEXtech
Questions for Colorado's Chief Info Officer @KristinDRussell, and the @colosecofstate about state of innovation and tech in CO? #APEXtech
4 of top 10 cities in U.S. in tech start-up density are in Colorado ; come to #apextech panel today to find out why; http://apexcolorado.com/sessions/
