Schiphol tests new technology to lighten physical work in baggage handling hall
Schiphol is working with baggage handling companies to test two new technologies aimed at improving the work of employees in the baggage handling hall. One of the trials is with a robot developed especially for Schiphol that lifts suitcases instead of a baggage worker doing it. A new lifting aid is also being tested that […]
SITA Airport Management solution to deliver new efficiency to Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport has turned to SITA to deliver new digital solutions to reduce operational costs while supporting improved aircraft turnaround performance. This includes SITA providing all its essential passenger, baggage, and operational IT systems. A key focus for the airport is to streamline airside operations. Using SITA’s Airport Management solution, the airport […]
Chinese airports and airlines invest heavily in it for passenger experience ahead of robust travel recovery
Automating the passenger journey with self-service, biometric, and touchless technologies is a key priority as international travel resumes With the easing of travel restrictions, China is now gearing up for a strong post-pandemic recovery of air travel. To facilitate this recovery and power the continued growth of China’s significant domestic air travel market, the region’s […]
Frankfurt Airport teams up with SITA and NEC to introduce a biometric passenger journey
Beginning this year, passengers traveling through Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) can breeze through the various steps in the journey – from check-in to boarding – simply by scanning their faces at biometric touchpoints across the airport. This solution will be rolled out and available to all interested airlines at the airport. The implementation will see additional […]
Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects
Munich/Marignane – Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF). In July 2022, the European Commission selected, among others, eight collaborative projects that Airbus is part of, covering different innovative technology areas. The EDF promotes cooperation among European companies and research institutes […]
Korean Air to participate in KPS satellite structure system development
Korean Air is to participate in the Korean Positioning System (KPS) project, a satellite structure system development program led by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). On January 26, Korean Air held a kick-off meeting with KARI on the first KPS satellite structure system project. Overall plans for KPS satellite structural system development were discussed […]
SITA partners with Zamna to digitise travel processes for airlines, airports, and governments
SITA and Zamna finalized the partnership deal at an ACCO meeting in Jordan on 24th Jan, 2023. Pictured left to right: Jeremy Springall, Senior VP at SITA BORDERS, Abdul Wahab Teffaha, Secretary General of AACO, Irra Ariella Khi, CEO, Zamna Technologies SITA is innovating with cutting-edge technology to strengthen its airline, airport, and border solutions […]
Airbus finalises JUICE – ready for its mission to Jupiter
Satellite ready to leave Europe before its launch in April Galileo tribute plaque unveiled in Airbus’ cleanroom and mounted on the spacecraft ESA’s mission will study Jupiter’s three largest icy moons and the Jovian system’s magnetic fields Toulouse – The Airbus-built JUICE (Jupiter ICy moons Explorer mission) spacecraft will shortly leave Toulouse, France, for Kourou, French […]
Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance
Toulouse – Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on-ground, and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. Known as DragonFly, the technologies being demonstrated include automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing, and taxi assistance and are aimed at evaluating the feasibility and pertinence of further exploring […]
New system to protect against bird strikes at BER 3D radar monitors the entire airport site
A new radar system to protect against bird strikes on aircraft has been installed at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. MAX comes from the Dutch company Robin Radar Systems. It’s the first time that the technology is being used at a German airport. The new system replaces a previous one from the company from 2016, […]
