APEX Awards night kicks off industry week in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Visitors to this year’s APEX Expo gathered this evening to see winners accept honors in a newly revamped APEX Awards held at the sprawling Marina Bay Sands shopping, casino and hotel complex to kick off the start of the APEX/FTE/Aircraft Interiors Asia week.

Three finalists were selected in each of eight categories from a field of more than 100 entrants. The early evening ceremony capped a day of keynote addresses and educational sessions conducted by APEX.

This year, APEX changed the awards from the original format that relied on surveys of passengers compiled the AC Nielsen. The new awards format contained categories specific in several aspects to inflight entertainment and connectivity.

More than 4,000 delegates will be spending the week in Singapore as part of the three events set for October 25-27.

Emcee for the evening’s lively awards ceremony was television and radio presenter and self-proclaimed aviation geek Dominic James Lau, a former anchor for E! News Asia. APEX CEO Joe Leader also presented awards.

Award winners are as follows:

Best Video Curation Air Canada enRoute Programming

Best Original Video Etihad Airways Virtual Reality Film

Best Original Audio American Airlines Exclusive Content

Best Inflight Connectivity Innovation Finnair Nordic Sky Wi-Fi

Best Passenger Comfort Innovation Singapore Airlines A350 Business Class

Best Personalization Innovation Air New Zealand Airpoints

Best Cabin Innovation STG Aerospace Green Floor Path Lighting

Best Inflight Entertainment Innovation Air New Zealand Innovations

Additional Awards

Newcomer Award SkyLights and IMMFly

CEO Lifetime Achievement Goh Choon Phong, Singapore Airlines