Airbus seeking new talents to prepare the future
As the aerospace industry shows strong signs of recovery post-COVID, and while Airbus continues to prepare the future of aviation and implement its roadmap for decarbonisation, the Company announces it intends to start 2022 with a recruitment plan of around 6000 new hires worldwide across the entire group. “Airbus has demonstrated resilience throughout the COVID […]
Sustainability is the future: Embraer presented the four concepts of the Energia Family
CEO and President of Embraer Commercial Aviation, Arjan Meier, presented in a virtual event the company’s plan to enter the realm of sustainable aviation. The Brazilian manufacturer unveiled four concepts and a technology development philosophy that puts it at the forefront – along with Airbus – of the race for a zero-emission, alternative-fuel commercial product. […]
Airports of the future take flight
Passenger"™ baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration "“ this could be the airport of the future. It"™s a vision that planners hope will become reality as new technology is rolled out, transforming […]
Top five aviation innovations for the future
Some of the most important adaptations in the history of manned flight occurred in the back of an Ohio bicycle shop in 1896. While R&D has become somewhat more complex since the Wright Brother"™ time, the underlying principle remains the same: innovation is the beating heart of the aerospace industry. With many customers now willing […]
SITA rolls out future forward technology innovations and member offers
SITA, the IT specialist that is transforming air travel through technology, today rolled out several community innovation demos with an eye toward the future at this year"™s Air Transport IT Summit. These forward-looking innovations are part of SITA"™s 2016 multi-million investment across five main focus areas to explore new solutions to some of the air […]
E-gates go live as Curaçao Airport plans for future growth
New automated border control e-gates are now live at Curaçao International Airport in both the arrivals and departures terminals at the Caribbean airport. The airport is planning to expand its overall capacity from 1.6 million to 2.5 million passengers a year, and partnered with Vision-Box to help speed up and secure the border control process. […]
Garuda Indonesia to receive 14 A330neo
Garuda Indonesia has confirmed an order with Airbus for the purchase of 14 A330-900neo, the new re-engined version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, to support the company"™s growth and business expansion in the future. The deal was signed at a ceremony in London in the presence of the President of Indonesia, His Excellency Joko […]
SITA: Self-Service in the way of the future in Brazil
Airline passengers in Brazil are happy to use technology throughout their journey and are moving in big numbers to use self-service on their smart phones, personal computers and at kiosks. These are the results of a survey released today by global air transport IT provider, SITA. The SITA Passenger IT Trends Survey 2015 was carried […]
The Future of Airplane Seat Reclining or Not
To recline, or not to recline, is a troublesome question. Recent events in the U.S. air travel market prove that it is a volatile issue for some passengers, leading to aggression onboard. For airlines, and the aircraft seating industry, it"™s a puzzle. Is it better to provide the option of recline, and risk seat troubles […]
The airport of the future isn’t a airport: It’s a city
Customer service complaints, wasted hours, and extremely uncomfortable seats: Frequent and occasional flyers alike have a lot of problems with the status quo of air travel. One of the worst examples of a frustratingly behind-the-times industry is New York"™s La Guardia airport, a fixture of U.S. air travel since its official opening in 1953. La […]
