2025 Year in Review: Delivering on “The Power of Innovation, AI, and Accessibility”

Announcement
Written By Duncan Jackson

Eighteen months ago, we shared a bold vision — The Power of Innovation, AI, and Accessibility — and set out to redefine what inflight maps could be. Putting our goals and game plan out there is a little terrifying, while also invigorating. But that’s the point. We make a mark, then measure ourselves against it. Not everything went perfectly, but we showed up with intent, and we delivered. 

We said we’d bring intelligence to the inflight experience and build maps for every traveler. Now, we’ve made some solid progress on that vision and then some.

2025 was a landmark year.

We were named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, won APEX’s  Best Inflight Entertainment Award, and saw our work featured in the Washington Post.

Meanwhile, Luci, our AI Flight Companion delivered 250 million real-time recommendations, our Cloud Map launched over Starlink, and we helped more than 400 million passengers explore the world.

We set three bold goals back in 2024:

  1. Bring intelligence to the inflight experience

  2. Build maps for EVERY traveler

  3. Ensure consistent, exceptional experiences everywhere

Those goals weren’t just product themes — they became a company-wide focus and the foundation for everything we built.

What We Delivered

1. Bringing Intelligence to the Inflight Experience

  • Luci, our AI-powered Flight Companion, surpassed 1,000 aircraft installs, making 250 million recommendations surfacing everything from flight insights to local attractions to reduce constraints on cabin crews and drive passenger loyalty. 

  • We announced Destination Stories, a new, image-led seatback experience where vivid city visuals are enhanced by AI-generated tips, suggestions, and interest-based playlists. We expect to be live in early 2026.

  • We released Control Tower with United, reducing passenger anxiety, adding live ground-phase data to the map, showing your aircraft’s location relative to nearby planes, runways, terminals, and airport features — including where others are headed and your spot in the takeoff queue. 

  • Adding a Google Ad Server integration unlocked smart new commercial potential for inflight engagement.

2. Building Maps for EVERY Traveler

  • We launched our Accessibility Map with Delta winning multiple awards, redefining an inclusive inflight experience. It feels so good to be doing the right thing.

  • We launched our gamified Kids Map with Qatar Airways, blending discovery, data, and play to inspire the next generation of travelers, earning the Best Inflight Entertainment Award at APEX.

3. Ensuring Consistent, Exceptional Experiences Everywhere

  • FlightPath3D Cloud Map went live in October with United and WestJet, delivering our 3D world map, AI-powered Luci recommendations, and 10,000+ Destination Reels to mobile devices over Starlink, proving readiness for high-speed, low-latency networks.

  • Cathay Pacific launched “My Journey,” a seamless inflight experience that blends flight tracking, journey previews, and entertainment into the inflight interface.

  • We launched Sunset View, a cinematic map experience that lets you watch the real-time sunset in flight. Designed for business aviation, now expanded to commercial cabins for every passenger to enjoy.

Recognition Along the Way

This year, we were proud to be recognized by both the industry and the media for the innovation we delivered:

These are signals that the industry is embracing what we’re building: intelligent, accessible, personalized inflight journeys.

Setting the Bar and Owning the Outcome

Putting our goals and gameplan out there takes a little courage. In January, I’ll be sharing what’s next in our 2026–2027 vision: how we’ll continue to evolve from an inflight map to an intelligent travel companion helping our customers turn passenger engagement into long-term loyalty and value.

Thank you to our airline, airport, private jet customers, and OEM partners — and to the FlightPath3D team — for helping us build and scale a new kind of flying experience.

Here’s to what’s next.

— Duncan

Duncan Jackson
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