WTM London: Travel tech budgets to increase for 2022
Travel companies will start ramping up their technology spend next year, reveals research released on Monday (1 November) by WTM and its sister-event Travel Forward. Some 700 professionals from around the globe contributed to the WTM Industry Report. When asked about tech spending plans for 2022, the response was a net positive with nearly four-in-ten […]
WTM London: Travel companies to enhance online engagement with travellers
Travel companies will explore how to use technology to engage more effectively with customers online, reveals research released on Monday (1 November) by WTM London and Travel Forward. Around 700 senior executives from the travel industry were asked how their technology strategy has changed because of Covid. Six out of ten (60%) of the sample […]
U.S. Agency FAA to deploy New Software to Minimize Airport Delays
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NASA on Tuesday (Sept. 28) announced the completion of research and testing on a software capability that calculates gate pushbacks at busy hub airports so that each plane can roll directly to the runway and take off. The FAA plans to deploy this capability as part […]
New Partnership Will Make NBAA-BACE One of the Largest Carbon-Neutral Aviation Events in the World
Washington, DC – The 2021 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is set to become one of the world’s largest carbon-neutral events next month, based on a new partnership with 4AIR, a leader in aviation sustainability solutions. NBAA has joined with 4AIR to fund a portfolio of carbon offset credits that […]
Airbus begins assembly of first future ‘eco-wing’ prototype
Toulouse – ‘Wing of Tomorrow’, a major Airbus research and technology programme, has reached a key milestone with the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype. The Wing of Tomorrow programme will not only test the latest composite materials and new technologies in aerodynamics and wing architecture but, importantly, explore how wing manufacturing and industrialisation can […]
SITA takes decisive steps to reduce carbon emissions to become a certified CarbonNeutral® company
SITA, the world’s leading IT provider for the air transport industry, announced it has achieved CarbonNeutral® company certification. This major milestone – realized a full year ahead of SITA’s original target of 2022 – resulted from decisive actions to significantly reduce emissions associated with its business operations in 2020. SITA has reduced its overall emissions […]
Next-generation Iridium Certus® satellite communications services
SITA on Tuesday (Sept. 7) announced it will integrate the Iridium Certus® satellite communication service into its Unified Aircraft Communications portfolio, which provides critical communications for SITA’s airline and Air Navigation Service Provider customers globally, and supports more than 19,000 aircraft in their daily operations. Iridium Certus enables a dedicated native IP connection to the cockpit with global coverage […]
Clever Digs: IHG Hotels & Resorts and Josh.ai create hotel rooms of the future
The voice-controlled pilot explores the possibilities of privacy-focused AI in the hospitality Introducing artificial intelligence in a way that feels natural. IHG Hotels & Resorts – known for venerable brands like InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Indigo – has designed the hotel room of the future, partnering with Josh.ai to create […]
U.S. agency FAA Implements Alternative Air Traffic Procedure for Teterboro Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has implemented an alternative air traffic procedure for arrivals to Runway 19 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The procedure uses satellite-based technology to guide a mix of aircraft along a pathway that generally follows New Jersey State Route 17 to Runway 19 at Teterboro Airport. This alternative procedure does […]
Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes First Fully Crewed Spaceflight
Fourth Spaceflight Tests Private Astronaut and Research Experience First In-Flight Livestream Brings Spaceflight Experience to Audiences Around the World LAS CRUCES, N.M.– Virgin Galactic Holdings, (“the Company” or “Virgin Galactic”) announced on Sunday (July 11) that VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight. Sunday (July 11) flight was the 22nd test flight […]
