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Sabre and Scoot-Tiger Airways announce global distribution partnership

Sabre Corporation the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has signed a new global distribution partnership with Scoot-Tiger Airways. This partnership is in line with Scoot-Tigerair’s vision to bring affordable flight options and seamless customer experience for passengers around the world. With the market becoming more competitive as travel service providers adapt to […]

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Lufthansa and Fraport discuss growth and short-term cost reductions

As a result of the recent talks between Lufthansa and Fraport regarding short-term cost reductions at Frankfurt Airport as well as growth and a closer partnership in the medium and long term, the two companies are starting to find common ground. Among other things, the negotiations have resulted in progress between Fraport and Lufthansa regarding

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Air France-KLM selects Rockwell Collins visual systems for new 787 Dreamliner

Air France-KLM has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its visual systems for a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator and upgrades to their existing flight training devices. The Rockwell Collins systems include the EP-8100 image generator, laser-illuminated projectors, and a Panorama collimated display. In addition to its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner visual system, Air France will

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U.S. airlines warned that Congress will intervene if they don’t improve services

The resultant fallout from the recent physical removal of David Dao from a United Airlines flight and ‘bullying’ of a woman with a stroller by a flight attendant on board an American Airlines flight continues. Airline chiefs, including United’s CEO Oscar Munoz, attended a four-and-a-half-hour hearing on Capitol Hill where Bill Shuster, R-Pa., House Transportation

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Jeppesen and Teledyne Controls to deliver increased airline data connectivity through new agreement

Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has teamed with Teledyne Controls to integrate Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro with Teledyne’s GroundLink Comm+ system with Aircraft Interface Device (AID) functionality, known as GroundLink AID+. This will deliver greater data connectivity for carriers using FliteDeck Pro, one of the leading electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for airlines and large-scale operators. GroundLink

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Sydney to get second international airport by 2026

Despite Sydney Airport Holdings, the 84% owner of Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, walking away from the project, the Australian federal government has confirmed its intention to go ahead with the building of a new AU$5-AU$6bn Sydney airport. The location will be at Badgerys Creek in the Western Sydney district, approximately 60km from the city’s central

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Finnair and Finavia test face recognition technology

Finnair and Finavia, together with Futurice, will test the use of face recognition technology for the check-in process of Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport. During the test period taking place between May 2 until May 23, the companies will gather information on the applicability of face recognition technology to the airport environment and the systems

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Héroux-Devtek’s Longueuil landing gear products employees ratify agreement

Héroux-Devtek, an international manufacturer of aerospace products, has released that its unionized employees at the landing gear products facility in Longueuil, Québec, have voted in favor of a three-year collective agreement, which now extends through April 30, 2020. The renewal concerns approximately 255 employees who are members of Unifor, Local Section 1956. “The conclusion of

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Rockwell Collins delivers first Iridium SATCOM units for Boeing 737 MAX

Rockwell Collins has delivered its first Iridium ICS-300 SATCOM units to Boeing for its 737 MAX aircraft. Available as a production line option and the only approved Iridium SATCOM solution on Boeing platforms, the product provides long-range voice capabilities as well as data link communications that improve operational efficiency.The ICS-300 is an advanced voice and

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