In a piece of internal company news, we are delighted to announce the arrival of John Devlin, who is joining Valour Consultancy on a permanent basis as a Director and Senior Analyst. John (JD) joins from P.A.ID Strategies, a company he founded in 2015. The organisation’s focus on Payments, Authentication, Identity (P.A.ID) and Security of…
Our third blog, following the publication of our new report “The Seamless Passenger Journey is Smart Airports – 2021 Edition”, discusses how the latest projects, installations and vendor portfolio developments demonstrate the sector’s direction of travel. The Necessary Evolution in Vendor-Client Relationships to Survive and Thrive Our report examines and discusses the changing nature of…
Valour Consultancy’s co-founder Craig Foster took part in the Connected Aviation Intelligence series hosted by Access Intelligence. The session, hosted by Woodrow Bellamy, discussed whether business aviation represents an IFEC growth market. This included a live Q&A with Craig. Watch the session recording on demand To watch the webinar, please click here. Please note, registration…
This is the second blog written using the in-depth data and analysis in our new report “The Seamless Passenger Journey is Smart Airports – 2021 Edition”. Our first blog examined the qualitative trends and factors shaping the market and how airport and airline strategies have been forced to adapt. This accompanying blog focuses on the…
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Following the release of our new smart airports research report, this is the first of a number of pieces examining the market for airport self-service and automated touchpoints, the trends shaping it and the expectations for seamless passenger journeys. A Clear Changing Emphasis and Strategic Approach As with many sectors and the adoption of new…
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Valour Consultancy co-founder Daniel Welch moderated a session as last month’s Passenger Experience Conference, part of AIX Virtual. The discussion centred around ancillary revenues driven by passenger engagement. If you missed the session, catch up on demand below. Session recording Webinar premise The entry point to convert passengers into customers has traditionally been in the…
Many years ago and in another industry, not so distant from maritime connectivity and VSAT communications… I wrote a piece providing viewpoints on “how much an airline would pay for an early release movie”. Early window content is the industry term. The article got me into a considerable amount of bother. The fundamental issue being…
Maersk Line, responsible for 17% of the global container shipping market, has made its most significant step yet towards greater maritime fuel sustainability. The Danish company has ordered eight vessels – each with a nominal capacity of approximately 16,000 containers – that can run on green bio-methanol, industrial methanol (extracted from natural gas) or low-sulphur…
Two weeks ago, Inmarsat unveiled its plans for Orchestra, a new communications network. According to the company’s press release, it will seamlessly integrate GEO, LEO and terrestrial 5G for mobility applications. My colleagues, Joshua Flood and Craig Foster, recently published their own thoughts on the implications of Inmarsat Orchestra for the maritime and business aviation…
In November 2020, TRUSTECH recorded a limited series of podcasts to discuss how the Coronavirus is impacting the payments, identification & security sectors. Across four episodes, John Devlin, founder of P.A.ID Strategies and host of TRUSTECH’s innovation stage, shares his insights and expertise. Episodes Covid-Cast #1: WHY IS COVID-19 THE BIGGEST DISRUPTOR AND ACCELERATOR OF…
