Sabre Corporation has signed a new technology agreement with Turkish Airlines, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline's operations.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released details of a new mobile app for passengers to monitor their health and wellbeing before, during, and after a flight.

The Government of Oman has deployed border management systems from air transport and government IT specialist, SITA, to facilitate visitor movement and streamline the Sultanate's visa and residence permit processes.

Air Arabia has signed an MoU with Bee'ah, the Sharjah-based award-winning fully integrated environmental and waste management company.

Qatar Airways is believed to be testing a new system that could make it the first airline in the world where all flight data recordings are streamed directly from the plane's flight recorders to the ground while in flight.

The United Kingdom's CAA International and partner New Zealand's Aspeq Ltd. have launched the new licensing system that will allow aviation professionals to apply for, renew and manage licenses online.

The plight of African airlines took centre stage at the World Routes Strategy Summit in Durban. Lack of liberalisation has been placed at the centre of African airlines' woes, leading to non-African airlines' domination of the continental airspace. African aviation stakeholders need to use every opportunity to put pressure on governments to do good on their promise to open up the African skies.

As the UAE celebrated innovation week, global aviation and aerospace industry leaders have identified key innovation areas they believe will transform the aviation, aerospace, defence and space industries in the near future.