Ethiopian Cargo has partnered with cargo.one to boost its digital sales, empower its digital transformation and unlock the global sales potential. Ethiopian cargo’s capacities will now be offered on the air cargo booking marketplace while cargo.one can enhance access to the carrier’s services by worldwide freight forwarders. This is critical…
Noida International Airport (NIA), located in close proximity to India’s capital city has signed passenger processing system (PPS) agreement with Amadeus. The deal covers common use check-in, boarding, baggage reconciliation and DigiYatra enabled biometric capabilities. Christoph Schnellmann, CEO, NIA said: “We are pleased to partner with Amadeus for the passenger…
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has received a Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Boeing 737-800 drag reduction kit. “The successful installation of our drag reduction kit on a Boeing 737-800 is an important next step in our business plan,” said Jeff Martin, ADL’s…
United Airlines passengers from May 22 no longer need to open the carrier’s app to view details of their boarding pass, gate, seat number and countdown clock to departure time on Apple’s iPhone 14. The addition of the Live Activities feature “makes it even easier and faster for United flyers…
Rolls-Royce said on May 18 that it has carried out “historic” first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator in Derby in the UK. The “successful” tests were the first of a new engine architecture in 54 years, the manufacturer said, and were conducted using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “Confirming…
Icelandic airport operator Isavia on May 17 reported its website was taken down for about two hours by a cyber attack. The so-called DDoS attack saw excess traffic generated, rendering the website, which provides flight information for the country’s airports, inaccessible to users. The Icelandic company said its technicians managed…
GE Aerospace plans to invest “up to $20 million” when it adds new test cell and equipment at its Electrical Power Integrated Systems Center (EPISCenter) in Dayton. The centre was set up to “meet increased demand for hybrid electric aircraft engine component testing in coming years”, GE’s aviation industry division…
Lufthansa Group is bringing in a voluntary biometric service for its HON Circle Members and Senators at Berlin Brandenburg and will later offer access via facial recognition to the Lufthansa Lounge at the airport. Passengers under the categories with Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings’ will no longer…
Smiths Detection has been selected to supply fully integrated checkpoints at Birmingham Airport as part of the UK hub’s £20m security screening upgrade. The new technology means passengers will be allowed to leave liquids and electronics in hand luggage, which in turn will help to speed up security screening. “The…
Etihad Cargo has partnered with Rotate to co-develop a first of its kind sales optimisation tool to identify sales initiatives to add value to customer relations. The Sales Cockpit will analyse data using sophisticated custom-built algorithms and generate recommendations on how Etihad Cargo can strengthen customer relationships. Rotate claims that…
Etihad Cargo has partnered with Rotate to co-develop a first of its kind sales optimisation tool to identify sales initiatives to add value to customer relations. The Sales Cockpit will analyse data using sophisticated custom-built algorithms and generate recommendations on how Etihad Cargo can strengthen customer relationships. Rotate claims that…
Air Canada and Bell are to give free messaging to Aeroplan members worldwide on the flag carrier’s wifi-equipped aircraft The offer will start on May 13 and “will enable customers to send and receive text-based messages using popular messaging apps including Apple’s iMessage, Meta’s WhatsApp and Messenger, Rakuten’s Viber, and…
