Alerting Sensors Added To Lifesaving Machines At Honolulu Airport
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division has launched a new state of the art AED Cabinet Alert System that will immediately notify key personnel of an AED cabinet door opening or an AED being removed at Daniel K. International Airport (HNL). This system will also provide additional security for the AEDs […]
The Airbus C295 technology demonstrator of Clean Sky 2 makes its maiden flight
Seville – The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2) has successfully performed its maiden flight from the Final Assembly Line in Seville. The aircraft now starts a flight campaign with the aim of testing the new semi-morphing wing, the new affordable flight control system, as well as a SatCom antenna embedded within the aircraft’s fuselage. “The first flight […]
The International Space Station connected via the SpaceDataHighway
Munich – The Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway – developed with the support of ESA – provides broadband connectivity services between the International Space Station and the Earth. With the Columbus Ka-band (ColKa) terminal now installed and fully tested on-board the ISS, a SpaceDataHighway satellite will start to relay data via a bi-directional link in real-time between the […]
COVID-19 crisis shifts the focus of IT spend to automation, sustainability, and digital health: SITA
While IT budgets have stayed largely flat in 2021, airport and airline CIOs are betting on technology to support their recovery from COVID-19, with a significant increase in spending on digitalization and sustainability as key priorities by 2024. This is according to new findings from SITA’s 2021 Air Transport IT Insights, published today, which represents the […]
Airbus to develop the Power Management and Distribution System for key Lunar Gateway module
Madrid – Airbus Crisa, an affiliate company of Airbus, has signed a contract for the development of the Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) system for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) with Northrop Grumman. Airbus Crisa is a Spanish company founded in 1985 to design and manufacture electronic equipment and software for space applications, and engineering projects […]
First Airbus built Inmarsat-6 satellite shipped to Japan ready for launch
Next generation mobile communications satellite with dual L and Ka-band payload Step change in the capabilities and capacity of Inmarsat’s L-band services Toulouse – The first Airbus built Inmarsat-6, I-6 F1, the satellite has been shipped from Airbus in Toulouse to Tanegashima in Japan ready for launch. The first satellite of the Inmarsat-6 series is due to be […]
SITA’s biometric-enabled kiosks and baggage messaging services transform Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport selects 87 of SITA’s latest TS6 Kiosks across Terminal 1 and 2 to improve the passenger experience SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, has announced a large-scale technology deployment at Frankfurt Airport to enhance the passenger experience and increase the airport’s operational efficiency. The deployment features the installation of 87 […]
Finavia extends the use of UVC disinfection technology to the handrails of escalators
At Helsinki Airport, the handrails of escalators will pass through a disinfection machine in the future. Finavia is installing Kone disinfection devices on the escalators of the Terminal 2 extension, which opens on 1 December 2021. “Finavia has received very positive feedback on the hygiene and health security of Helsinki Airport in international studies. UVC-technology […]
WTM London: Artificial intelligence is real
Senior technology executives from across the travel industry believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a pivotal role in driving the recovery of travel so long as mindsets and attitudes towards data sharing change. The opening day of Travel Forward began with a session dedicated to AI in travel. Andy Owen-Jones, CEO and co-founder of […]
WTM London: Technology’s primary role in 2022 is to increase revenue
Industry professionals have identified “helping to increase revenues” as technology’s main job over the next twelve months, reveals research released on Monday (1 November) by WTM London and Travel Forward. Nearly 700 senior execs from around the globe were asked to rank, by order of importance, the various use cases for travel technology, for the […]
