Tag: technology

Menzies boosts accessibility with assistive technology

Menzies boosts accessibility with assistive technology

Menzies has introduced a series of accessibility tools to its careers and corporate website, making it easier for existing and prospective employees to access the latest career opportunities barrier-free. Visitors to the Global Careers Hub can now access a wide range of tools to customise their dig...

ITW GSE introduces the new 3500 PCA

ITW GSE introduces groundbreaking PCA with state-of-the-art and innovative technology that gives airports the opportunity to not only optimize the airflow, but also reduce infrastructure costs. With the added features of low energy consumption, the new ITW GSE 3500 PCA is certainly a game changer...

AirAsia India deploys revolutionary TaxiBot operations at Bengaluru International Airport 

As one of the key initiatives during Tata Sustainability Month, AirAsia India today flagged off the commencement of TaxiBot operations at Bengaluru International Airport, following successful trials and subsequent implementation at Delhi International Airport. The flag-off event was attended by Mr...

Comment: How technology can help in effective ground operations recovery

Tal Leemor, head of partnerships at tracking system provider hoopo, believes that tracking technologies can help the aviation industry recover from the global slump and lead to more efficient long-term operational efficiencies For the past year, airports have been operating in a near zero-rev...

Aireon and Searidge Technologies Partner to Integrate Space-Based ADS-B

Aireon and Searidge Technologies announced today that they will partner to bring space-based ADS-B data to Searidge’s air navigation service providers (ANSP) and airport customers around the world in 2020.  A global leader in digital towers and advanced airport solutions, Searidge has beg...

Air New Zealand teams with Auckland Airport for AI in airside operations

Air New Zealand has teamed up with Auckland Airport to test the use of computer AI to improve aircraft turnaround time and airside operations. The Swiss AI software startup Assaia supplied artificial intelligence technology utilizes cameras installed at ramps and aerobridges to captu...

Air BP’s Airfield Automation goes live in Brazil’s São Paulo

Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, has completed the roll out of its innovative Airfield Automation digital technology across São Paulo state, Brazil. It is estimated that around 150 of Air BP’s airport and operator customers will benefit from the new technolo...

Autonomous baggage tractor to be tested at Toulouse-Blagnac airport

Last month Air France, CHARLATTE AUTONOM and Toulouse-Blagnac airport brought intoservice an autonomous tractor for transporting baggage between the baggage sorting area and aircraft.The testing in real conditions of this baggage tractor brings us one step closer to creating the smartairport of the...

Papua New Guinea Air Services Limited Signs Agreement To Deploy Aireon’s Space-Based Technology In PNG

Today, Papua New Guinea Air Services Limited (PNGASL) announced it has signed an agreement to deploy Aireon's space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance service in the Port Moresby Flight Information Region (FIR). This announcement will enable ...

Glidepath To Be Acquired by French Robotics And Automated Solutions Leader, B2A Technology

Glidepath Limited announced today that its shareholders have entered into an agreement to sell the shares in the leading integrated airport baggage and parcel handling systems, to B2A Technology SAS, the French leader in automated turnkey solutions for the intralogistics, airport and healthcare mar...

Blue Panorama Reserves WheelTug Slots

Blue Panorama Airlines has reached an agreement with electric taxi company WheelTug plc to secure production slots for the Blue Panorama fleet of Boeing 737NG family aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=y7scGh7u10Y&feature=emb_title Using high-torque motors ins...

Digital Matter Secures Order for 11,000 GPS Tracking Devices to Malaysian Sigfox IoT Provider Xperanti

Digital Matter has partnered with Xperanti IoT, supplying over 11,000 Oyster Sigfox battery powered GPS tracking devices for affordable asset tracking in Malaysia on the LPWAN Sigfox Network. Digital Matter Oyster Sigfox Battery Powered Tracking Device used by Air Asia for Ground Support Equipme...

Driverless emission-free baggage vehicles trialed by BA at Heathrow

British Airways is trialing autonomous, emissions-free baggage vehicles at Heathrow to help the airline further improve punctuality and flight departure time. British Airways transports around 75,000 bags a day back and forth between its baggage halls and aircraft. Chris Garton, Chief Operating ...

SITA to manage key systems across Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport terminal 3

Ghana Airports Company Limited has extended its agreement with SITA to manage and support all airport passenger processing, baggage management, and airport operations systems across Kotoka International Airport’s newly commissioned Terminal 3 for the next five years. SITA’s technology will be v...

Azul Airlines implements Sabre’s next generation crew management solution

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, announced today that Azul Airlines, Brazil's fastest growing airline, has completed its migration to Sabre AirCentre Crew Manager. The comprehensive technology will enable the airline to quickly manage ...

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