Category: Travel

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is to deploy IDEMIA’s Passenger Flow Facilitation solution in nine South African airports, including a border clearance process using the latest e-Gates technologies. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is to deploy IDEMIA’s Passenger Flow Facilitation (PFF) solution in nine South African airports. The solution will be implemented at the country’s […]

LATAM Airlines now has free and exclusive Paramount+ content on its LATAM Play onboard entertainment service. It is the first South American airline to feature Paramount+ content in its onboard service. LATAM Airlines now has free and exclusive Paramount+ content on its LATAM Play onboard entertainment service. It is the first South American airline to […]

To ensure the seamless opening of The New Terminal One at New York JFK Airport in 2026, the terminal project design-build team has opened a new pre-production centre where all technology will be tested. To ensure the seamless opening of The New Terminal One (NTO) at New York JFK Airport, representatives of the terminal project […]

Air New Zealand is working with Starlink to introduce free internet onboard domestic aircraft. Starlink will be installed on a domestic jet in late 2024 to deliver high-speed connectivity and enhanced CX. Air New Zealand is working with satellite internet service provider Starlink to introduce free internet onboard domestic aircraft. Starlink will be installed on a domestic […]

  One of the key elements that makes FTE events unique is our carefully-curated content. The Future Airports conference track at FTE Global 2023 included the Biometrics & Digital Identity Summit, sponsored by NEC. The fascinating session explored a range of dynamic approaches to advancing digital identity to deliver next-level customer experiences, as well as […]

Piotr Samson, President of the Civil Aviation Agency of Poland, has been re-elected as Chair of the Management Board of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Samson, who has headed the Polish CAA since 2016, was first elected as Chair of the Board in 2019. As a result of today’s vote, he has been […]

The FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG) continues to go from strength-to-strength, with participation growing exponentially to over 100 members. Organisations that have joined the FTE BIWG in recent months include Isavia, TAP Air Portugal, Harry Reid International Airport, Philippine Airlines, Lufthansa, flydubai, Egyptair, Bob – The Bag Tracking Company, Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, and more. In […]

COLOGNE, December 13 – Florian Guillermet has been selected as the future Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, following a decision by the Agency’s Management Board. “I am pleased to announce that we have selected Florian Guillermet as the Exexcutive Director of EASA,” said Piotr Samson, Chair of the EASA Management Board […]

COLOGNE, December 12, 2023 – Air taxi noise must respect defined standards and limits to ensure that disturbance to the public is minimised, and to foster citizens’ acceptance of air taxi operations in or near populated areas, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said. The Agency confirmed its leading role in setting noise standards […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the updated Easy Access Rules for Normal-Category Aeroplanes (CS-23) — Revision from December 2023. This publication incorporates ED Decision 2023/002/R with the objective to incorporate 6 new and 23 revised consensus standards that were issued by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International. Those […]