Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Elenium, a leading provider of automation technology solutions, will together demonstrate how a newly developed voice activated self-service kiosk, bag drop and boarding gate facility will revolutionise the travel experience by taking facial recognition technology to new heights. The demonstration will take place at Passenger Terminal EXPO (PTE) in London between 26 - 28 March.

New technology has not yet finished revolutionizing industry! Already present on Safran's production sites for several years, augmented reality could be extended to maintenance activities. This was demonstrated in an experiment on landing gear, carried out by Safran Landing Systems.

PayCargo LLC which operates a patented web-based payment platform serving the freight and logistics industry, announced an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world's airlines, to jointly offer the Air Cargo Industry an advanced and efficient payment and settlement system: The IATA-PayCargo System.

Sabre Corporation, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, announced four new partnerships in its Beyond NDC program today. Corporate travel management leaders Travel and Transport and Reed & Mackay join AERTiCKET, Europe's largest independent airline ticket consolidator, in this latest development for the rapidly growing program.

Sabre Corporation is leading a collaborative effort to define and deliver a next generation retailing experience to airline customers from personalized NDC-enabled offers to a fresh, innovative approach to shopping, comparing and booking.

Star Alliance is thinking beyond air. It is exploring technologies that will allow frequent flyers to redeem miles not just for flights and upgrades but home stays, tours and activities, even underground train tickets.

Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier is delighted to be returning to the 4th Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda as sponsor and exhibitor. During the event, the company will reinforce its commitment to Africa and highlight the rollout of its new Airfield Automation digital technology recently installed at nine locations across South Africa and Mozambique.

Digitalization improving operational efficiency, upgrading services and reshaping industry development models

China has seen a total of 225 million air passenger trips use electronic e-boarding passes to take flights in 2018, according to statistics from the country's civil aviation authorities.

JAL Ground Service Co., Ltd. (JGS), known for providing airport ground services in Japan and ATOUN Inc., a company known for creating wearable robotic devices, today announced that JGS will purchase and implement the innovative gear to support airport personnel. JGS announced an order for 20 ATOUN MODEL Y gear, distributing 10 to Haneda airport and 10 to Narita airport.