Travellers at Changi Airport can expect to walk through body scanners more often with 14 machines now installed across the four terminals, as part of moves to boost security amid increasing threat levels.

China will expand the use of new information technologies in the civil aviation sector to improve air travel safety and boost industrial development, according to the national civil aviation authority.

Travel companies have been waiting for Amazon's inevitable next try at travel booking after shuttering its nascent hotel business in 2015. It now appears Amazon is making tentative steps to start offering flights.

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, today celebrates its position as a market leader in the air cargo digitalization and innovation space six months after migrating to a new technology platform, achieving a remarkable step change in the way it runs its operations and engages with its customers.

Air travel in China is expected to become more predictable thanks to the successful trial of "four-dimensional" trajectory management, civil aviation authorities said.

A robotic head will use artificial intelligence to provide information to passengers passing through Germany's Frankfurt Airport during a six-week trial.

Joining a high-level audience of government and air transport officials for the inaugural ICAO-UAE Blockchain Summit and Exhibition in Dubai today, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu appreciated the foundational rather than disruptive characteristics of distributed ledger or 'blockchain' approaches, while recognizing the clear areas where they could bring benefit to civil aviation customers and operators.

Sheremetyevo International Airport began serving passengers with e-boarding passes on domestic flights as part of the strategy to introduce automation and e-services. The new service is bound to help passengers save time by removing the need to print out boarding passes and the risk of losing them while also simplifying and speeding up the pre-flight procedures.

Sabre Corporation, the leading technology company serving the global travel industry, announced today it has released its first set of New Distribution Capability (NDC) APIs with launch carrier, United Airlines. Sabre's Beyond NDC Agency Partners are using these capabilities to enable live NDC bookings and provide customers with a more robust shopping experience.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is a regional leader by having successfully implemented the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) recommendations for flight tracking ahead of the General Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA's) proposed deadline of 1 June 2019.