Amsterdam Airport Schiphol tests autonomous mobility vehicles

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Axxicom Airport Caddy have been testing autonomous mobility vehicles to explore “how travellers with reduced mobility can find their way independently and safely at the airport”. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub) and Axxicom Airport Caddy have been testing autonomous mobility vehicles at […]

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Changi Airport opens rock-climbing attraction for passengers

A new eight-metre-high climbing wall will open in Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 on 4 March 2023, as part of its “continuous effort to enhance the experience for passengers and visitors”. Climbers can challenge themselves with over 20 different climbing routes, ranging in difficulty from beginner to intermediate levels. A new eight-metre-high climbing wall will […]

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Vantage Airport Group breaks ground on T6 at New York JFK

Vantage Airport Group has begun construction of the new Terminal 6 at New York JFK International Airport. The global airport investment, development, and management company joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul; Rick Cotton, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and project and airline partners to officially break ground on the $4.2 […]

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Qantas unveils ‘Project Sunrise’ First and Business Class cabins

The spacious First suite has a range of features designed to make customers feel like they are in a mini boutique hotel room complete with an extra-wide fixed bed, separate recliner chair, personal wardrobe, dining table for two and a 32-inch ultra-high definition TV. Qantas has unveiled prototypes of the First and Business cabins on […]

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Delta opens Sky Club lounge in transformed Kansas City Airport

Delta has expanded its Sky Club network with the opening of an airline lounge at the newly-transformed Kansas City International Airport. The Kansas City Club features a “signature lounge experience”. The Delta Sky Club network has grown further with the opening of its Kansas City International Airport (MCI) lounge – the only carrier lounge at […]

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EASA Artificial Intelligence concept paper (proposed Issue 2) open for consultation

As a next major step in the implementation of its AI Roadmap, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released the Issue 2 of its Concept Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), for a consultation period of 10 weeks. Please use the comment-response document (CRD) to provide feedback to ai [at] easa.europa.eu. […]

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FTE teams up with Robotics Factory and PIT on Aviation & Robotics Summit

The Aviation & Robotics Summit will take place in Pittsburgh on 18-20 April 2023. Future Travel Experience (FTE) has teamed up with the Robotics Factory’s Create programme and Pittsburgh International Airport to deliver the Aviation & Robotics Summit – a three-day interdisciplinary series of workshops, robotics industry site tours and networking opportunities taking place across […]

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EASA publishes first guidelines on noise level measurements for drones below 600kg

COLOGNE, October 13, 2022 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidelines to establish the noise levels of drones below 600 kg, the first proposal world-wide for this, applicable to a wide variety of drone designs including multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and powered-lift aircraft. These guidelines aim at providing harmonised procedures to measure […]

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CAAS and EASA Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Urban Air Mobility

The Agreement seeks to achieve common goal of promoting urban air mobility, such as air taxis, through establishing standards for the certification and operation of electric aircraft SINGAPORE/COLOGNE, October 18, 2022 – The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to […]

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Five more EASA research projects go live – Horizon Europe

Funded from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme EASA signed contracts for five new research projects, all funded from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The contracts were concluded following calls for tender and EASA as contract manager will work side by side with the appointed project leaders. The […]

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