SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard believes that standardization and cooperation will unlock a wider roll-out of aviation biometric technologies.

SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard believes technology can be used to dramatically cut disruption, which adds $25 billion a year to industry costs—a figure that is roughly equal to the industry’s annual profit margin.

The age-old debate deadlock over who ‘owns’ the passenger—which is a major block to data sharing—could be addressed by blockchain and the new European data protection rules, according to SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard.

US Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) declared his intention to attempt to re-regulate US carriers’ business models and predicted “a reckoning” in store for the commercial airline industry.

ATW’s Victoria Moores does a technology walk through of biometric registration and self-boarding with head of SITA SmartPath and self-service Sean Farrell.

ExpressJet Airlines pilots have ratified a new three-year contract, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—which represents ExpressJet’s 1,100 pilots—said Sept. 27.

The fuel survey measured the 20 airlines with the greatest capacity operating nonstop flights between the US and various points in Europe in 2017.

Three aviation training veterans have launched a new pilot training academy in the UK to help meet the demand for thousands of new commercial airline pilots over the next 20 years.