mark montgomery

Founder, InflightPay | Airline Solutions Integration | Buy On Board | Onboard Systems & Connectivity

Prague, Czechia

About

Bridging airline operations, onboard retail, and connectivity systems across vendors and service providers. I have spent 30 years working inside live airline operations, beginning in cabin leadership and evolving into inflight retail commercialization, onboard payment systems, and fleet-level connectivity reliability. My experience spans operational crew leadership, commercial retail programs, and technical system deployment across active aircraft fleets. I understand how engineering, flight operations, commercial objectives, and cabin workflows intersect under real operational constraints. Currently responsible for fleet-level onboard connectivity reliability across a 40-aircraft operation, ensuring full asset accountability, proactive system monitoring, and uninterrupted operational performance.

Experience

  • Founder at InflightPay

    • Offline inflight POS & payments • Buy On Board commercial models • Merchant of Record & VAT support • Catering and retail coordination

  • Fleet Onboard Connectivity Reliability Lead at Smartwings

    - Manage operational performance of onboard Wi-Fi/IFE systems across aircraft fleet, ensuring consistent system performance in daily airline operations - Maintain 100% asset accountability with zero equipment loss since 2019 - Act as key interface between airline operations, suppliers, and service providers - Coordinate troubleshooting and resolution of onboard system issues in live airline operations - Support deployment, maintenance, and lifecycle management of onboard connectivity hardware - Ensure alignment between onboard crew workflows and backend system requirements

  • Cabin Crew Operations & Performance Manager / Examiner / Instructor at Czech Airlines

    Progressed through operational and leadership roles within national carrier. Built strong operational foundation in airline crew performance, safety, and service delivery - Operational leadership of 100+ cabin crew members. - CAA-approved examiner conducting safety and competency assessments. - Aircraft type specialist developing aircraft-specific service and equipment procedures. - Senior flight attendant responsible for onboard operational leadership.

  • Airline Retail Account Manager at dnata

    Managed day-to-day inflight retail operations and commercial coordination for airline clients. - Pricing management, SKU changes, promotions, and revenue control - Supplier and logistics coordination - Inventory planning and cost-efficiency improvements - Crew retail support and performance communication - Ensured reliable, continuous retail operations at Prague Airport

  • Airline Retail and IFE Consultant at dnata

    - Supported onboard retail programs across airline clients, including product assortment, logistics coordination, and pricing alignment - Contributed to delivery of Buy-on-Board services across multiple airline partners - Coordinated between suppliers, caterers, and airline stakeholders to ensure product availability and service consistency - Supported operational execution of ancillary revenue streams in real airline environments