SITA and Fraport are enabling all airlines at Frankfurt Airport to jointly use face biometrics as identification from check-in to boarding the aircraft. Frankfurt is the first airport in Europe to offer biometric touchpoints to all airline passengers, enabling streamlined, frictionless passage throughout the airport. Using SITA’s Smart Path biometric solution, powered by NEC, your
Brazilian carrier Azul has entered into a trial agreement for SITA eWAS and SITA OptiClimb to assess the performance and potential benefits of both systems. Azul is actively using SITA Mission Watch, making it the first airline in the Americas to do so. By collaborating with SITA, Azul is already achieving significant cost savings, reduced
Based on their long-standing cooperation, CleverPine AD, a provider of software engineering services based in Sofia, Bulgaria and MRO expert Lufthansa Technik (LHT), have founded the joint venture ViTech in Sofia, Bulgaria. ViTech will build-up a product-oriented software engineering and data science centre to deliver high-quality software solutions solely for the digitalisation needs of Lufthansa
Honeywell has unveiled JetWave X, a next-generation, high-speed, in-flight connectivity solution optimised for the business aviation industry. JetWave X will provide customers with unprecedented coverage and data speeds by leveraging Viasat’s Ka-band network, including its ViaSat-3 satellites and the Global Xpress (GX) satellites from its recently acquired Inmarsat business, offering the highest capacity available in
Austrian Airlines will become the first Lufthansa Group airline to introduce the innovative and user-friendly AVIATAR Technical Logbook in its operations. The modern design of the digital solution installed on a tablet device will allow Austrian Airlines’ Technical Operations to improve cooperation with pilots and maintenance teams likewise. Taking advantage of latest big data technologies,
Vistara, India’s full-service carrier and a joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, has become the first Indian airline to deploy both SITA eWAS and SITA OptiClimb® solutions. With this, Vistara aims to significantly improve efficiency in flight planning and operations, reducing fuel burn and thereby reducing carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes yearly.
SkySelect has partnered with Ambry Hill Technologies, the creator of business management software solutions that are purpose-built for the aviation aftermarket, to provide suppliers with new opportunities to be more efficient and additional capabilities to maximise demand. This new integration with Ambry Hill’s VistaQuote product enables the automation of inventory sharing to the SkySelect platform
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) and Moviation, South Korea’s first Urban Air Mobility (UAM) service provider, have announced the signature of a Letter of Intent to purchase Eve’s Urban ATM solution. The software solution will be a key enabler to the implementation and scalability of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and provides critical traffic management services that
AMROS Group, specialising in Fleet Technical Management and IT solutions within the aviation and aerospace industry, has opened up a new branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operating under the name “AMROS Asia”. The premises are strategically located in Malaysia, adjacent to the aviation and financial hub in Singapore and will serve as the regional contact
Vietnam Airlines has signed a two-year deal with AirFi, wherein the airline technology provider will equip 37 of the carrier’s Airbus A321 aircraft with wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) and enable in-seat ordering for passengers. The aircraft, which previously had no IFE offering onboard, will each be outfitted with a set of portable AirFi boxes, allowing
