Emerging Technologies

Shell, one of the world's leading aviation fuel suppliers, showcased its advanced aviation solutions at the 13th annual World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, which took place in Abu Dhabi at the Jumeirah Etihad Towers from April 8-10.
Emerging Technologies

Coinciding with the ITB Berlin tourism fair, which ran from 6th to 10th March 2013, Oman Air built on the popularity of its spacious and comfortable Business Class seat by making it into a fun and engaging character at the centre of a two-phase Facebook campaign.
Emerging Technologies

At the World Cargo Symposium (WCS 2013) in Doha, Qatar, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on airlines and their partners in the air cargo supply chain to work together to make air cargo more competitive and address the challenges of safety, security and sustainability.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the full suite of avionics equipment for its new and growing fleet of Boeing 777s, which currently includes 10 aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Thales signed a contract with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) for the modernisation of Iraqi airspace.
Airports & Networks

Panasonic Avionics has announced the launch of eXO – an overhead in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for narrowbody aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, have announced Gulf Air as the launch Middle Eastern airline of BBC Knowledge, a BBC-branded channel featuring award-winning factual and non-fiction content.
Emerging Technologies

Travelport has continued to expand its footprint across Africa with the launch of business operations in Somalia.
Emerging Technologies

Turkish Airlines has chosen SDL to help drive international sales by providing the best possible online customer experience for new customers across 10 additional key markets.
Emerging Technologies

Arabian Aerospace has today launched its very own news feed widget, enabling its daily online news to be published on websites, blogs and Facebook, completely free of charge.
Emerging Technologies

Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) have announced that they will work together to develop and implement a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent.
Air Transport

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), has announced the latest enhancement to its Global Communications Service – the eCommerce Partnership Programme.
Emerging Technologies

Flyht Aerospace Solutions reported today that it has signed a contract with a Nigerian airline for the multiple installations of its automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) 220.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Nichols
Inmarsat's first I-5 Global Xpress Ka-band satellite was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 8 December aboard a Proton Breeze M rocket.
Space

EgyptAir's Mobile Portal - developed and implemented by Link Development, - won the Amadeus Mobile Achievement Award for yielding the biggest airline ratio between number of visitors and their mobile booking, which reached seven per cent, versus a three per cent global average ratio for the airline industry.
Emerging Technologies

Envac, the underground automated waste collection service, is celebrating further success in the Middle East after winning two projects in Dubai with Emirates Flight Catering Facility (EKFC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Preparations for the first AfBAA regional symposium, which will take place on 26th and 27th September 2014, at La Mamounia Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco, are well under way as the speaker line up is close to being finalised.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has become the first airline to offer both inflight Wi-Fi and GSM on its Airbus A320 aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Jeppesen has introduced the CrewAlert Pro, a new iPad app designed to assist airline crew with preventing and mitigating fatigue.
Emerging Technologies

IFE Services has announced that it will continue to meet the in-flight entertainment (IFE) needs of its long-standing client, South African Airways.
Emerging Technologies

Arik Air has introduced a new mobile booking service to further boost its passenger experience.
Emerging Technologies

Aircell introduces in-flight calling and texting for personal Smartphones.
Emerging Technologies

Panasonic Avionics has announced the enhancement of its exclusive eXTV global live television service with three robust channel offerings – CNBC, CNN International, and a Japanese-language channel, NHK World Premium.
Emerging Technologies

Beechcraft Corporation today announced the completion of the inaugural flight of its first production Beechcraft AT-6 light attack aircraft.
Defense

South African Airways (SAA) has signed a five year exclusive data link contract for ARINC's GLOBALink ACARS Services.
Emerging Technologies