Emerging Technologies

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.
Emerging Technologies

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.
Emerging Technologies

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.
Emerging Technologies

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) last night finally concluded the long awaited historic agreement to implement a market-based measure that will support airlines' efforts to stabilise emissions with carbon neutral growth.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016 posted a 7% year-on-year rise in visitor numbers with more than 28,000 trade visitors attending the show, which took place from 25-28 April at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines customers can now take a look inside the Cloud 9 Business Class and Economy cabins of their A350-900 XWB through a Google 'Seat View' tour of their newest aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Finmeccanica has announced during the World ATM Congress in Madrid the award of contracts totalling around €120 million.
Airports & Networks

Mubadala and Boeing have signed a new strategic agreement to collaborate on research and development to expand aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the UAE.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a global market-based measure to help the aviation industry manage its carbon footprint.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Travelport announced the launch of new ancillary products from South African Airways to agents across the world.
Emerging Technologies

Satcom Direct (SD) has announced it has acquired AircraftLogs a company based in Columbus, OH, that offers the latest technology in aircraft flight scheduling software and tax reporting tools for corporate and private flight departments.
Emerging Technologies

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2016 World Passenger Symposium (WPS) will focus on key initiatives that are transforming the passenger experience.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways and CNN International Commercial are partnering for a second season of the widely popular travel show, In 24 Hours, which offers viewers an exhilarating visual tour of the world.
Emerging Technologies

For the seventh consecutive year, Embraer has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World Universe 2016/2017).
Business Aviation

The ASR-NG system (Airport Surveillance Radar - Next Generation) newly developed by Airbus Defence and Space has displayed globally unique detection capabilities for air traffic control radars in a series of flight tests and calibration measurements.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways was recognised for Middle East Content Innovation at the third annual Inflight workshop and awards held in partnership with F&E Aerospace, the organiser of Aircraft Interiors Middle East.
Emerging Technologies

Honeywell has achieved final certification from Inmarsat for JetWave, the company's package of exclusive hardware that will allow pilots, passengers, operators and maintenance personnel to connect to GX Aviation, the new in-flight broadband service from Inmarsat.
Emerging Technologies

SITA is to roll out faster, new-generation connectivity across Kenya Airways' global network.
Emerging Technologies

Gulf Air has reduced its losses by 88% since beginning its restructuring strategy in 2013.
Air Transport

SITA has said that passengers will be using self-service, 'Internet of Things' (IoT) initiative, with airlines and at airports within the next three years.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways is offering a choice of up to 3,000 inflight entertainment options on board its flights.
Emerging Technologies

Jotron AS will supply the Turkish State Airports Administration (DHMI) with 1,130 air traffic control (ATC) radios, additional equipment and spare parts.
Airports & Networks

Sabre Corporation has signed a new technology agreement with Bahrain's Gulf Air, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline's operations.
Emerging Technologies

Having taken turns at the controls of their zero-emission electric and solar airplane, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have today succeeded in their dream of achieving the first ever round-the-world solar flight.
Emerging Technologies