The aerospace industry in the North West region of the UK has won a £2 million boost after securing funding to research new materials for use in the building of aircraft. The government body, the ...
Jacobs Engineering has acquired Sula Systems for an undisclosed sum. The company hopes Sula will help to boost Jacobs Engineering’s position in the UK defence and aerospace market. Sula Systems pr...
Iran’s Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) is planning to equip its airlines with 90 to 120-seat aircraft with the help of a number of foreign companies. The head of the IAIO, Manouchehr Manteq...
Kuwaiti premium airline Wataniya Airways has announced it enhanced in-flight entertainment for its Premium Economy and Business First guests travelling to Europe. digEcor has provided the news system ...
Chinese president Hu Jintao is visiting France next week to among other things, negotiate a deal to order dozens of Airbus aircraft. Rumours suggest the Airbus is poised to sell A320s, A330s and A350s...
Jim Albaugh, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has again apologised for the three year delay to its 787 Dreamliner programme. Speaking at American Bar Association conference, he said he ...
The SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service survey of the world’s leading airports reveals an almost 100% rise in self-service check-in among travellers passing through OR Tambo Airport, Johan...
Air Canada and American Airlines are testing the “tag your own bag” system being piloted at Boston's Logan Airport. Under the system, passengers are allowed to print out their own baggage tag and affi...
GuestLogix, onboard store technology provider, has released the airline industry's first handheld point-of-sale (POS) device. The AVATA-m, looks and behaves like a smartphone. Developed with ITWell, G...
CAE has sold two Airbus A320 full-flight simulators to Sichuan Airlines Group. Sichuan currently operates the largest Airbus fleet in Southern China. CAE has sold a further A320 full-flight simulator ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has stated it was investigating a Southwest Airlines aircraft which lost its navigation system as it approached Los Angeles International Airport. Air traffic contr...
Two new services from Boeing will help airlines save fuel and increase environmental efficiency. Boeing real-time services, Direct Routes and Wind Updates, help airline optimise flight paths to save f...
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