Category: Travel

PLAY Airlines is to trial Bluebox Aviation Systems’ passenger-facing onboard retail solution. The aim is to provide a platform to add new channels of revenue generation, while enhancing the passenger experience. PLAY Airlines is to run a trial of Bluebox Aviation Systems’ passenger-facing onboard retail solution. It will deploy the Blueview onboard retail service via a Bluebox Wow portable […]

eSIM Go has been chosen by easySim.global as its preferred partner for eSIM provisioning, connectivity and support. This will enable customers access to 4G/5G eSIM data bundles in over 150 countries. eSIM Go – a Gold Sponsor and exhibitor at FTE Global (Los Angeles, 19-21 September 2023) – has announced it has been chosen by easySim.global, an […]

Virgin Australia has revealed the Business Class and Economy cabin interior in its new Boeing 737-8 aircraft, as well as plans to refresh the cabins on its remaining Boeing fleet, as part of a $110 million investment. Virgin Australia has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 aircraft as part of its fleet renewal programme, […]

Southwest has selected MOST to help reimagine the inflight retail process, with “intuitive and customised retail and payment solutions”. The aim is to improve both the passenger experience and data analytics. Southwest Airlines has selected MOST, a provider of intuitive and customised retail and payment solutions, to power its inflight retail experience, launching a new era […]

Heathrow has partnered with Mr. Men Little Miss to create a mobile game to entertain young travellers at the airport over the summer period, to make “the airport experience as fun and stress-fee as possible”. Heathrow has partnered with Mr. Men Little Miss to create a mobile game to entertain young travellers at the airport […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is pleased to announce the release of its guidelines to establish the noise levels of drones below 600 kg, which aim at providing harmonized procedures to measure the noise of drones used in the low and medium-risk operations of the ‘specific’ category. This release expands on the initial […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes (EAR for ADR). This Revision from June 2023 incorporates: The EAR for ADR are displayed as pdf in a consolidated, easy-to-read format with advanced navigation features through links and bookmarks, and are also available for free download on the EASA website as […]

Join us at EASA’s Annual Safety Conference (ASC) 2023 which this year has the theme “Leveraging disruptive technologies for safe, sustainable air travel: from Seville to Sumatra”. The conference will take place in Seville, Spain on September 27-28, 2023.  We will consider ways to make sure that aviation remains the safest way to travel at […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the updated Easy Access Rules for Operational Suitability Data (OSD) Flight Crew Data (CS-FCD) (Issue 2). The publication incorporates ED Decision 2021/012/R which: provides a regular update of CS-FCD; updates the description of the type rating evaluation process for setting up type rating requirements and training programmes; […]

The first Captain for this landmark effort is Sammy Patel, Vice President Commercial, Vantage Airport Group & Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership. “The FTE team continues to focus on driving positive change and innovation and bringing all stakeholders together to collaborate in exciting new ways,” Patel shares. “The Working Group provides a highly valuable industry […]