Emerging Technologies

Emirates Aviation University celebrated today its 25th graduation ceremony, honouring more than 250 students.
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Abu Dhabi Airports has unveiled one of the country's biggest district cooling plants that will serve Abu Dhabi International Airport's new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB).
Airports & Networks

Inflight connectivity provider AeroMobile, in partnership with Panasonic Avionics, has connected over one million flights. AeroMobile was the first to introduce inflight connectivity in 2008 and now has over 340 roaming agreements in more than 145 countries.
Emerging Technologies

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Safety Line have unveiled a strategic partnership that will enable airlines to benefit from significant fuel savings.
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Onboard the global charity organisation MOAS' (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) ship, MY Phoenix Schiebel's Camcopter -100 has proved to be vital for the achievements of the NGO's search-and-rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, including off the coast of North Africa.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool which will help defeat smugglers of endangered species.
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Ethiopian Airlines has launched a newly redesigned ShebaMiles Frequent Flyer Program web page to improve customers' online experience in terms of ease of use, data quality and better control on account management through enhanced self-service options.
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Eastern Sky Jets has selected RAAS for implementation of paperless maintenance management processes, from the production floor to the cockpit, for its fleet of A330-243 aircraft.
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Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE-based satellite operator, has appointed Mona Al Muhairi as chief human capital officer.
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Panasonic Avionics and Yahsat have announced the signing of a MoU to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the Middle East within the next three to five years.
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Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aéroports de Paris (ADP) linking Al Bateen Executive Airport with Le Bourget Airport.
Airports & Networks

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC (ATNS) has welcomed international and local delegates for the 5th annual ATNS AVI AFRIQUE Africa Aviation Innovation Summit at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.
Aerospace

SAA has concluded its first AGM since the new board was appointed in September 2016.
Aerospace

Lufthansa Systems presented new modules for its multi-award-winning BoardConnect inflight entertainment platform at APEX in Singapore this week.
Emerging Technologies

RwandAir is ready to cement its position as one of the serious African carriers as the first of two of its A330 fleet arrives in to Kigali with state-of-the-art IFEC. Kevin Opiyo reports.
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An Avro RJ100 jet aircraft operated by Tronos Jet Maintenance and carrying two Atlantic Star Airlines personnel, successfully conducted a technical stop at St Helena Airport last Friday as part of a delivery flight to a customer in Chile.
Airports & Networks

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has announced that it has been selected by Airbus as lead supplier for High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) technology on its A320, A330, and A380 platforms.
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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.
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GE Aviation has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, which will become the world's largest commercial aircraft engine and will power Boeing's 777X aircraft.
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Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) and AeroMobile have announced the global availability of the new 3G eXPhone system.
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South African Airways (SAA) has taken a decision to prohibit the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
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Air passengers are demanding better access to technology to improve their travel experience according to a new survey from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Airports & Networks

After months of testing among the thousand hills of Rwanda, a partnership involving a humanitarian healthcare shipper, a robotics company, the Rwandan government, and delivery and logistics group UPS has formally launched the world's first national drone delivery service.
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Emirates Airline and Google are 'Celebrating Arabic Reading' all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE's Year of Reading.
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Gulf Air has announced the roll-out of a company-wide project to deploy Skype for Business across its world-wide offices to enhance internal communication, productivity and efficiency and reduce communication costs while affording the airline's workforce access to a more convenient and cost-effective communication solution.
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