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LOADED. Talking Software for Connected Aircraft
by Axinom
Aviation is undergoing a fundamental shift. Connectivity has arrived, software is separating from hardware, and the possibility of a truly software-driven cabin is within reach. The decisions made now will define how to control cabin software and benefit from technology. LOADED is the podcast setting the software agenda for connected aircraft. Each episode explores how software is reshaping aviation. Hosted by Ralph Wagner and Stefanie Schuster from Axinom, who both have spent years working with airlines and their software challenges. Honest, direct, and always with the airline in mind.
Episodes
In-Flight Personalization from the Cloud (LOADED Episode 8)
2 Nov 2026 · 28 min
Personalization has been a buzzword in this industry for years. Only now is the discussion turning to how to actually build it. Today the crew may know who is on board, but the systems on board don't. In this eighth episode of "LOADED. Talking Software for Connected Aircraft", Ralph Wagner and…
Seatback of Tomorrow (LOADED Episode 7)
24 Sept 2026 · 22 min
The seatback screen used to be the only thing a passenger could look at: the only way to watch something or get information during a flight. With low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity on every seat, that monopoly is gone. So what does the seatback actually need to be? In this seventh episode of…
CSMIM as RFP Requirement (LOADED Episode 6)
28 Aug 2026 · 26 min
"You want to know what happens in the cabin. You want to know which devices are functioning. You want to share data between devices - already on board." That's the promise. Today, most airlines get that data from different vendors, in different formats, and try to stitch it together weeks or…
The Cloud as the Brain (LOADED Episode 5)
6 Jul 2026 · 28 min
"The cloud becomes the brain, and the aircraft is just an edge node." It sounds like a slogan, until you ask what it actually means for an airline. Great connectivity that keeps passengers online mid-flight is nice. But if that is all an airline does with it, the benefit ends at passenger comfort.…
Edge Caching, Edge Compute, and the Cloud (LOADED Episode 4)
17 Jun 2026 · 33 min
Ask around in aviation and you will hear the same promise: add edge caching, and your in-flight entertainment keeps running when the connectivity drops. It does not. Edge caching only exists as a combination of what sits on board and what stays in the cloud. So what is edge caching really, and…
Live Streaming to the Aircraft (LOADED Episode 3)
3 Jun 2026 · 24 min
Connectivity is changing what is possible in the aircraft cabin. And one of the biggest shifts it unlocks is live streaming – not as a niche add-on, but as a real part of the in-flight entertainment experience. The infrastructure is arriving. But there is more to it than flipping a switch. In this…
The Cabin as Part of the Customer Journey (LOADED Episode 2)
21 May 2026 · 28 min
Airlines have more passenger data than ever. The connectivity is arriving. But knowing your passenger often ends the moment they board – and starts again only after they land. That gap is closing. In this second episode of "LOADED. Talking Software for Connected Aircraft", Ralph Wagner and…
Split of On-Board Hardware & Software (LOADED Episode 1)
7 Apr 2026 · 29 min
For decades, the aviation industry was used to buying hardware. Software was just an add-on. That is not what today's world looks like anymore. The technology is here, and airlines want to use it. In this first episode of "LOADED. Talking Software for Connected Aircraft", Ralph Wagner and Stefanie…