Jeff Klein – Jaguar
Jeff Klein has been in the IFE business for more than 30 years – there’s actually a rather grainy black and white photograph of Jeff appearing on a panel at the very first WAEA meeting in 1979. Jeff’s...
View ArticleBryan Rusenko – Senior Vice President Special Projects, Crest Digital
Every year APEX honours individual members who have made exceptional contributions to our association. This year’s Outstanding Achievement Award went to Bryan Rusenko who, over many years, has...
View ArticleJohn White – Editor, Avion
After more than twenty years editing Avion magazine, John White has finally announced his retirement. Holder of the prestigious WAEA Lifetime Achievement Award, John was a founding father of the...
View ArticleJim Snyder – 2007 APEX Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Jim Snyder has worked in the in-flight entertainment industry for nearly 50 years kicking off his career with Sundstrand Aerospace back in the sixties then progressing via Trans Com, Sony Trans Com,...
View ArticleArn Steventon – Founder, Individual In-flight Entertainment
Once upon a time in the early eighties a young man was sitting on an airplane thinking about how the inflight entertainment experience might be improved. Since we’re unable to track down the other...
View ArticleKaren Schipper – Former El Al IFE Manager and Past WAEA President
For many years, the larger than life figure of Karen Schipper was a familiar face at WAEA events such as the annual conference and the TV Market. Karen worked for El Al Israel Airlines for an amazing...
View ArticleJulia Lewis – BBC
Combine the words in-flight entertainment and the BBC and the name instantly springs to mind is Julia Lewis. Since the mid 80’s, Julia had attended countless WAEA conferences and TV markets promoting...
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Pam Ryan – WAEA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Pam Ryan started her career in the mid-70s working for a UK airline. No—not RYANAIR—but British Caledonian Airways. In 1979 she was approached to manage the London office of Transcom and thus began a...
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Patrick Brannelly – Emirates
Until a few years ago, ICE used to be something you either skated on or popped into a gin and tonic. However for millions of passengers flying on Emirates, ICE now stands for Information,...
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Remembering John White
In 1979 John White was a founding father of the WAEA and, in 1983, served as President of the Association. From 1990 until his retirement in 2010, John was the editor and publisher of AVION magazine....
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