- SITA: Airlines Are Getting Smarter, More Mobile and Personal[Jun. 19, 2013]
Industry survey shows all airlines investing in business intelligence, mobile and personalized passenger services.
- Passengers to Benefit From SITA's Worldclass Technology at Miami International Airport[Jun. 19, 2013]
Global air transport IT provider SITA today announced a seven-year deal with Miami International Airport to implement technology to transform the experience for the airport's nearly 40 million passengers. This is part of the airport's US$6.4 billion capital improvement program and includes implementation of SITA's sophisticated self-service technologies and virtualization.
- Airshow - Planes Likely to Switch to Touch-Screen Controls[Jun. 19, 2013]
In the not-too-distant future, airliner cockpit panels are likely to resemble giant iPads, as the current dizzying array of knobs and switches gives way to touch screens adapted from consumer devices.
- Eye Scan Technology to Make Airport Check-in More Efficient[Jun. 19, 2013]
Passenger could be using iris recognition to check in for flights withing two years after a successful trial of the technology in London.
- Airshow - Honeywell and Safran to Demostrate Electric Green Taxiing System at Paris Air Show[Jun. 16, 2013]
Honeywell and Safran have completed the first major phase of testing of their electric green taxiing system (EGTS), and will make the first public demonstration of the technology, installed on an Airbus A320 aircraft, during the 50th International Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget Airport from June 17-23, 2013.
- CARNOC.com Launches New Edition on June 17[Jun. 17, 2013]
CARNOC.com, the largest comprehensive civil aviation web media in China since the year of 1999, launched a new edition on June 17, 2013. The new edition of CARNOC.com features the classifications of its contents, which makes the website more readable and legible.
- British Airways' Core App Users Upgrade with Apple Passbook[Jun. 14, 2013]
Time-conscious British Airways customers can now make catching their flights even speedier thanks to the integration of Apple's Passbook into the British Airways app.
- Airlines Push New Booking Platform, IT Firms Wary[Jun. 04, 2013]
The airline industry is set to allow consumers to see more details of what they are booking using a new online reservation platform, a project that poses a threat to many travel technology firms working with older systems.
- China Eastern Airlines to Upgrade Mobile Check-in Service on June 1[May 30, 2013]
On June 1, China Eastern Airlines (MU) is going to upgrade its mobile check-in system, and it has redesigned its mobile check-in system.
- Boeing Flies 747-8 Mods, Targets Year-End Service Entry[May 27, 2013]
More than two years after Boeing acknowledged problems with the 747-8's flight management computer (FMC), the airplane carrying a package of improvements largely centered on the Honeywell FMC took to the air last week. Taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 1:30 p.m. local time on May 20, the 747-8 Intercontinental flew for about four hours with the newly upgraded FMC and a performance improvement package (PIP) for its General Electric GEnx-2B turbofans.