Montevideo"™s IATA CEIV "˜learning experience"™
Uruguay"™s Montevideo Free Airport has achieved IATA"™s CEIV Pharma Certification. The airport"™s cargo operation has set itself up to resemble a third party logistics provider (3PL) offering a tax-exemption regime, multimodal transport, and primary and secondary packaging, all located within the airport free zone. MVD Free Airport recently inaugurated the first module of its temperature […]
Technology plays critical role in airlines"™ year of "˜all-time highs"™
"All-time best ever" was the catchphrase of the day in Airlines for America"™s 2017 Review & Spring 2018 Air Travel Forecast teleconference. A4A, the trade group representing most US major airlines, presented a litany of records from 2017: the lowest ever number of fatal accidents; best ever recorded performance for baggage handling (99.5%); the fewest […]
Boeing Invests in Video and Augmented/Virtual Reality Leader C360 Technologies
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced its investment in C360 Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based company focusing on 360° video and augmented/virtual reality. It is the latest investment by Boeing HorizonX’s venture arm established earlier this year, and the first in a company headquartered in the emerging Pittsburgh tech market. «Our C360 investment is a powerful example of […]
Global services market set to double over the next 20 years
The world"™s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 aircraft as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbu"™ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036. This forecast predicts that over the next 20 years the total industry aftermarket […]
ICAO intends to develop global framework for safe management of "drone" traffic
At the AUVSI "Xponential 2017" Conference in Dallas, ICAO announced its goal of developing a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, known in technical terms as UTM systems. This initiative is part of the work programme that has been assigned to ICAO by its 191 member States. In short, UTM systems are a […]
Boeing to open first European factory, to invest 20 million pounds
Boeing Co (BA.N) said it would invest 20 million pounds ($24.98 million) to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft. The 25,000 square feet facility in Sheffield, UK will make actuators for Boeing’s next-generation 737, 737 MAX and 777 aircraft, the company said. Actuation systems extend and retract wing […]
Qatar Airways CEO sees end of in-flight movie systems
The CEO of Qatar Airways has said he believes traditional in-flight entertainment (IFE) units found in the back of seats will be replaced by passengers using their own devices in the next few years. Akbar Al Baker said removing seat-back systems would save weight and therefore costs for airlines. In comments made at the IATA […]
