Category: Travel

Perth Airport and Qantas have announced an historic agreement, as part of which the airport will invest around $3 billion in new terminal facilities and a new parallel runway for a “seamless, world-class CX”. Perth Airport and Qantas have announced an historic 12-year commercial agreement, as part of which the airport will invest around $3 […]

Vienna Airport – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and an Airport Lab Network Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – is enhancing its role as an “innovation hotspot”. Pictured are: Alfried Braumann, CEO, Vienna Region; Michael Moll, CEO, accent Incubator; Doris Agneter, CEO, N.Vest and tecnet; Saeed […]

Qatar Airways has announced the introduction of Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi on three of its Boeing 777-300 aircraft by the last quarter of this year, as part of the initial phase of its rollout strategy. Qatar Airways has announced the introduction of Starlink’s innovative high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi on three of its Boeing 777-300 aircraft by […]

Around 250 aviation professionals from authorities and industry gathered on 28-30 May at the 2024 CAAC-EASA Aviation Safety Conference in Xiamen to address global challenges in aviation safety and sustainability and seek opportunities for cooperation. The flagship event underscored the prioritisation of safety by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the European Union Aviation […]

International Airlines Group (IAG) – a Headline Partner of FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing, Dublin, 11-13 June 2024 – has a track record of driving innovation in our industry, such as performing the first live trials of autonomous baggage dollies at Heathrow and more. Central to this is Hangar 51 – IAG’s innovation team, which […]

IndiGo has selected portable inflight entertainment (IFE) provider AirFi to embark on a three-month trial of wireless, streaming IFE as part of the airline’s “journey of continuous digitisation”. IndiGo has selected portable inflight entertainment (IFE) provider AirFi to embark on a three-month trial of wireless, streaming inflight entertainment. The solution has been activated onboard flights […]

Keflavik Airport has awarded SSP Group a contract to open two new Point convenience stores, a Snæland Deli delicatessen and 17 high-tech vending machines in seven spaces at the airport. Keflavik Airport has awarded SSP Group a contract to open two new Point convenience stores, a Snæland Deli delicatessen and 17 high-tech vending machines in seven spaces at the airport. […]

Denver International Airport (DEN) has announced the opening of Elway’s Taproom & Grill, Tacos Tequila Whiskey, and Peet’s Coffee as part of a new Marketplace in Concourse A. These three businesses are the first to open in the Concourse A-West expansion area, near gate A20, since it opened to the public in November 2022. Denver […]

PLAY Airlines has entered into a strategic partnership with airline technology provider GO7, with the aim to enhance CX and global connectivity, while making travel more seamless for passengers. PLAY Airlines has entered into a strategic partnership with GO7 to broaden its route offerings across its key regions – Iceland, Europe and North America – via […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the final report and a standalone executive summary of the Machine Learning Application Approval (MLEAP) project. The report was developed by the project consortium consisting of Airbus protect, LNE (Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais), and Numalis, following a 2-year Research Project funded by Horizon Europe. […]