British Airways launches £7bn transformation plan

British Airways – a member of International Airlines Group (a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and a Partner of the FTE BIWG) – has launched a £7 billion transformation plan. British Airways – a member of International Airlines Group (a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and […]

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Tampa Airport hosts landmark joint meeting of FTE Communities

Future Travel Experience’s role as a dynamic community catalyst and enabler of industry transformation is being spearheaded via its three Communities – the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub, Baggage Innovation Working Group, and World Airport Retailing Working Group. Each Community brings together the industry’s most progressive minds in a welcoming, informal group providing invaluable opportunities for knowledge-sharing, […]

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TSA at Norfolk Airport gets new credential authentication tech

New technology that confirms the validity of a traveller’s identification and their flight information in real time is now in use at the TSA security checkpoints at Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport. New technology that confirms both the validity of a traveller’s identification and their flight information in real time is now in use at the […]

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Schiphol welcomes two new lounges by oneworld and Swissport

oneworld and Swissport have opened new lounges at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Both lounges are located in Lounge 2 at AMS, offering travellers flying to non-Schengen destinations a luxurious place to relax. The oneworld alliance and Swissport have opened new lounges at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). Both lounges are located in Lounge 2 at AMS, offering […]

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Etihad unveils luxury new amenities for travellers in all cabins

Etihad has launched a new collection of amenity kits and loungewear in partnership with Italian design house Giorgio Armani and luxury wellbeing brand ESPA, as well as a range of complimentary tote bags. Etihad Airways has launched a new collection of amenity kits and loungewear created in partnership with Italian design house Giorgio Armani and […]

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Qantas unveils A220 cabin, WiFi rollout and investment in digital

Qantas has revealed what customers can expect from its A220s when the new aircraft start flying in March 2024, as well as the acceleration of WiFi rollout and a major investment in digital experience. The Qantas Group has revealed what customers can expect from its Airbus A220s when the new aircraft start flying commercially in […]

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Schiphol, ADR, IndiGo & GMR on power of collaborative innovation

Future Travel Experience (FTE) firmly believes that the best innovation is always collaborative innovation. Our FTE Communities – the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub, Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG) and World Airport Retailing Working Group – play an important role as catalysts and enablers of industry transformation. In part 1 of our focus on collaborative […]

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EASA publishes final report on the industrialisation of initial trajectory information sharing (AF6)

In February 2021, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2021/116 on the establishment of the Common Project One (CP1), supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Master Plan. Altogether, 6 ATM functionalities (AFs) requiring synchronised deployment were defined. Five of these ATM Functionalities were assessed as being ready for implementation, however, for […]

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BAGTAG’s first branded web-shop is live with Alaska Airlines

BAGTAG’s first branded web-shop is live with Alaska Airlines in a big step towards increased adoption of electronic bag tags. BAGTAG is a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG) and Alaska Airlines is a Partner of the BIWG. BAGTAG’s first airline-branded web-shop is now live with Alaska Airlines. The BAGTAG e-Commerce […]

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