Emerging Technologies

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC, in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria and Ergonomic Society of South Africa, is to host the first-ever three-day Symposium on Human Factors in South Africa, themed “Integrating Human & Systems Performance in Aviation Safety”
Airports & Networks

Jeppesen, part of Boeing Commercial Aviation, recently signed a new three-year service contract with Gulf Air to provide the airline with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) services on iPad.
Emerging Technologies

fastjet is pleased to announce that it is has signed two agreements that will allow travel agents worldwide to access and sell its flights.
Emerging Technologies

Commsoft has added the Nigerian airline, Arik Air, to its growing list of OASES users in a five year, 30 concurrent users deal.
Emerging Technologies

Jeppesen and flynas have reached a new five-year service agreement to include electronic flight bag (EFB), digital tailored navigation data and flight planning services.
Emerging Technologies

Gulf Air has entered into a partnership with the United Nations (UN) in Bahrain supporting the MY World Survey, in recognition of the importance of raising awareness of sustainable development goals.
Aerospace

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Lufthansa Technik have won the right to retro-fit all in-service A380s with Panasonic's advanced Global Communications Services.
Emerging Technologies

Oman Air has pledged its support for the 7th AIESEC GulfCo event, which was held in Muscat between 17th and 19th October 2013.
Maintenance & Training

The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results which show a robust performance despite continued global economic pressure and high fuel prices, and reflect the Group's steady focus on its long-term vision and business growth.
Air Transport

Passengers on Etihad Airways' daily flights between New York and Abu Dhabi can now use their own mobile phones to text, browse and call, thanks to Panasonic Avionics' eXPhone service and AeroMobile, the leading inflight mobile phone operator.
Emerging Technologies

Proflight Zambia and Airtel Networks Zambia have signed a partnership agreement that will enable customers to purchase air tickets countrywide.
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