APEX FTE EXPO 2026

Event for airline cabin interiors and inflight entertainment, connecting airlines, designers, and manufacturers.

APEX FTE EXPO 2026

APEX FTE EXPO 2026 runs 18–19 November 2026 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore.

What it is

For 2026 the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) has combined its APEX Global EXPO with Future Travel Experience's FTE Asia Expo, the regional show FTE has run in Asia for 15 years, into a single event. The organiser states this brings the APEX EXPO to Asia for the first time in a decade. APEX, FTE and the International Flight Services Association (IFSA), the event's strategic partner, sit under one group.

Changi Airport Group and Singapore Airlines are headline partners, and the show is supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau. The 2026 theme is "Aviation's New Golden Era: Higher Revenue, Greater Returns & AI ROI".

Two pillars

• APEX EXPO: Inflight Innovation covers inflight entertainment, connectivity, the digital cabin, cabin interiors, inflight services and customer experience.
• FTE: On the Ground Innovation covers airport digital transformation, AI and automation, passenger processing, baggage, commercial and sustainability.

Programme

Content runs across three stages: the FTE Premium Conference (AI, autonomous operations, smart airport infrastructure, end-to-end journey transformation), the APEX Premium Conference (IFEC, cabin innovation, passenger engagement, onboard retail) and a free-to-attend EXPO Stage covering customer experience, ancillary revenue and next-generation cabin design.

On the floor

The EXPO Hall is free to visit, with live demonstrations. Named features include APEX World of Content, the Inflight Innovation Pavilion, the IFSA Inflight Services Zone, a Startup Zone, a One-to-One Meeting Hub, FTE Communities meetings, an Airline Lounge and guided tech and innovation tours.

Who it's for

Airline and airport staff working in cabin product, IFE, connectivity, digital customer experience, onboard retail, airport operations, IT, baggage and commercial roles, plus the vendors that supply them. Visitor registration is free; the two Premium Conferences are separate named programmes, so check the organiser's admissions pages for access.