Author: Ross Falconer

At the epicentre of FTE Global 2025 – the “CES of Aviation” taking place in Long Beach, California, on 9 to 11 September – will be the region’s largest and most respected innovation competition: the FTE Americas Innovate Awards. Recognised as the industry’s definitive platform for showcasing transformative ideas, the awards see airlines, airports, and […]

International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected a record 29 startups to join the 2025 IAGi Accelerator. These companies will collaborate with IAG’s airlines on solutions capable of scaling across the aviation industry. International Airlines Group (IAG) – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has selected a record 29 startups to join […]

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – is reinforcing its role as a hub for transformative change in the air travel ecosystem. ADR recently launched the fourth edition of its international ‘Call4Startups’, continuing its mission to transform the aviation sector through bold collaboration with emerging tech […]

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has launched a fourth ‘Call4Startups’ as part of its ‘Runway to the Future Acceleration Program’. In this interview, Giorgia Marizza shares how the Runway to the Future acceleration program is structured and explains how startups can develop a […]

Our best-ever Future Travel Experience event in Europe – the co-located APEX FTE EMEA and Ancillary & Retailing (Dublin, 10-12 June 2025) – concluded with the FTE EMEA Innovate Awards. These landmark awards are truly unique and are the industry’s definitive innovation platform. For the third time, airlines and airports competed head-to-head with their peers, […]

Iberia – a member of International Airlines Group (a Headline Partner of APEX FTE EMEA and APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing, Dublin, 10-12 June 2025) – has launched its ‘Innovation HUB’ – a new platform that centralises its technological, operational and sustainability commitments, using emerging technologies and new approaches. Iberia – a member of International Airlines […]

Lufthansa Innovation Hub and Munich Airport Terminal 2 are partnering on joint initiatives to drive innovation. Pictured are Matthias Langbehn, Managing Director, Terminal 2 Company and Dr Stefan Nothelfer, Senior Director, Head of Corporate Venturing & Strategic Growth, Lufthansa Innovation Hub, signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Lufthansa Innovation Hub, the Berlin-based innovation centre of […]

International Airlines Group (IAG) has opened applications for the 2025 IAGi Accelerator Programme. This year’s accelerator is looking for startups specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, sustainability, customer-focused platforms, connectivity and next-generation computing technology to streamline operational efficiencies, boost productivity and elevate the customer journey across IAG’s operating companies. International Airlines Group (IAG) – Headline Partner […]

International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched a new corporate venturing arm – IAGi Ventures – with plans to invest up to €200 million over the next five years in high-potential startups and scaleups. International Airlines Group (IAG) – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and Headline Partner of the co-located […]

Vantage Group has launched Vantage Futures, a corporate venture initiative that has already made its first investment in Opfyx, an AI-enabled software suite being piloted at JFK Airport’s Terminal 7. Vantage Group has launched Vantage Futures, a corporate venture initiative, to transform the future of aviation and transportation infrastructure. Vantage Futures seeks to invest in and partner with early-stage, […]