Emerging Technologies

The University of South Wales has launched a new MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management, to be offered at its Dubai South campus from 2019.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has bolstered flight safety by choosing to deploy SITAONAIR’s rich and intuitive EFB Weather Awareness Solution, eWAS, across more than 100 aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

DUBZ, a baggage technology and logistics company and part of dnata, has opened a new ‘check-in station’ in The Dubai Mall to offer airline passengers another convenient option to take advantage of its innovative services.
Emerging Technologies

ICRON, a provider of Optimised Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimisation software solutions, has entered into a partnership with Pegasus Airlines to digitalise and optimise the airline’s end-to-end planning, decision making, and operations.
Emerging Technologies

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2019 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on the theme of airlines, IATA and partners working together to shape a sustainable future.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2019 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on the theme of shaping a sustainable future together: airlines, IATA and partners.
Aerospace

Oman Air Cargo has successfully launched the mobile App to all Oman Air Cargo customers including Shippers and Freight Forwarders.
Emerging Technologies

Oman already ranks third in the world, next only to USA and Canada, in cyber-attack readiness according to the Global Cybersecurity Index. Armed with a high-level cybersecurity strategy, and a comprehensive roadmap, Oman is well placed with the best organisational practices to tackle threats.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art solar power system across its premises, which is expected to deliver an annual reduction of 3 million kg of greenhouse gas emissions. This is part of EKFC's continued investment in infrastructure to improve resource efficiency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has become the first airline outside America to receive approval for biometric boarding from the US Customs Border Protection (CBP).
Airports & Networks

The aviation industry, alongside environmental groups, will request governments to set a timeframe for agreement on a long-term target to reduce CO2 emissions from air transport at a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) starting this week in Montreal.
Air Transport

Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Delivers - a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has signed a partnership deal with Air Arabia to launch a new low-cost carrier called Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
Air Transport

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

To solve the challenge of tracking emergency equipment onboard aircraft Emirates has turned to RFID technology.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways and Boeing today announced a first-of-its-kind ‘eco partnership’, in which a specially-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions.
Aerospace

Strata, Mubadala's advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company, has signed a contract with Grupo Aeronáutico Zona Centro (GAZC) at Dubai Airshow, to establish a competitive and lean supply chain network.
Emerging Technologies

Accel, the new all-electric demonstrator aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce, could be heading for the record books next year.
Emerging Technologies

Saudi Arabia’s SaudiGulf Airlines (SGA) is to introduce high-bandwidth connectivity to its fleet following an MoU signed at the Dubai Airshow yesterday with GDC Technics
Interiors & Connectivity

Gulf Air recently signed a five-year retailing deal with ATPCO to integrate Routehappy Rich Content on the airline’s website gulfair.com to further modernise and enhance its flight shopping display.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways has turned the pre-match team-talk into an entertaining safety video that will be shown on board flights before the end of the year.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways has received recognition of its continued commitment to environmental management at International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Board of Governors meeting last week.
Air Transport

Airbus has commenced deliveries to airlines of the first A350s equipped with pioneering new touchscreen cockpit displays.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways will mark Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 by operating a special ‘eco-flight’ from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, featuring a range of initiatives designed to illustrate the airline’s broad commitment to sustainable practices in the air and on the ground.
Aerospace