Major airplane parts and services provider Triumph Group has restructured into two divisions—one of which it is trying to sell—with its Integrated Systems and Product Support business units merging into “Triumph Systems & Support,” effective immediately.
Seamless Air Alliance, a collaborative body of airlines and suppliers, has published its first inflight-connectivity standard—Seamless Release 1.0—to give airlines greater technical flexibility and make it simpler for passengers to access the internet while flying.
Spanish technology company Indra is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its air traffic control (ATC) remote towers to allow a greater degree of scrutiny of both air and ground movements.
Government-owned regional airline South African Express (SA Express) has said flights are continuing as normal, despite entering “business rescue,” which is roughly the equivalent of bankruptcy protection.
Russian regional carrier Polar Airlines will increase its traffic by 50% this year after adding six Antonov An-24 twin turboprops to its fleet, the airline said in February.
Reeling from the decline in visitorship and traffic from China because of the COVID-19 outbreak, governments in the region are rolling out measures to help airlines suffering from the slump.
