Emirates has signed an agreement with Thales to equip its Boeing 777X fleet with Thales AVANT inflight entertainment system.

Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) has launched ZeroTouchTM service- its innovative service that simultaneously gives airlines real-time visibility into performance, improves the efficiency of its maintenance operations and also enables data transfer of passenger-facing content to an aircraft to improve the passenger experience.

Inmarsat has signed an MoU to appoint Honeywell as distribution partner for new aviation safety communications service.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has unveiled its 2017-2021 strategy plan to guide the industry's development within the Emirates, writes Barbara Saunders

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is to implement IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) in a modular approach and has appointed leading technology solutions provider TPConnects to manage the NDC standard platform.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a strategic partnership with TAQNIA Space company exclusively to provide Saudia's fleets with Broadband Internet access, voice calling and live TV services.

Emirates has partnered with LinkedIn to provide select LinkedIn Learning courses on ice, its award-winning inflight entertainment (IFE) system. Emirates is the first international airline to make these courses available on board.

CTT Systems (CTT), the market leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has announced a Zonal Drying order from Turkey for five Boeing 757-200s and three 767-300s, to be retrofit installed by AZUR Aviation, with deliveries between December 2016 and August 2017.