Michael Planey

Bridging the gap between engineering and marketing in the inflight entertainment and aircraft interiors industries, Michael Planey offers his clients more than 12 years of expertise in these rapidly evolving markets.  

Michael began his career with a year as a Student Engineer working on crew station design and emergency egress systems for the United States Air Force.  He was involved in the development of advanced electronic imagery and display technology as well as human factors engineering programs examining pilot workload.  That experience has carried through to his managerial roles in inflight entertainment system implementations for American Airlines and US Airways.  

Holding a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Michael is fluent in the technical details of product design and development.  His positions at the airlines afforded him the opportunity to develop substantial expertise in Aircraft Performance Engineering, Operations, Revenue Management and Brand Management as well as leading the implementation of premier inflight entertainment and communications technologies.  His deep understanding of the needs of airlines to maintain cost-effectiveness while remaining competitive within the marketplace means that Michael has been able to advise both airlines and vendors on the next generation of inflight entertainment and communications products.