The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the digitalisation of pre-flight, in-flight and onboard services, and airlines around the world expect this advance to improve the quality and predictability of the flight experience
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Smart technology is revolutionising the way airports and air bases operate. In particular, IoT asset tracking is enabling optimised inventory and supply chain management, while advanced software and tracking devices are making airbases more efficient, more resilient and cheaper to run
Qatar Airways claims to have been the only global airline flying consistently throughout 2020 and played a vital role in the world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline looks back on of the most challenging years in the history of aviation and shares an optimistic outlook for 2021
As the worldwide Covid-19 vaccination rollout continues, an air charter specialist has underlined the growing challenges of transporting vaccines around the globe
The increase in decommissioned commercial aircraft and crowded aircraft boneyards are prompting more aviation industry executives to reconsider how best to repurpose those planes in the recycling phase. Much more can be done, and more good can be done…
With profitable business models and killer applications starting to emerge, 5G is expected to be a large and fast-growing market. However, the pandemic has slowed down the rollout of the 5G network, while global economics and trade disputes might delay the adaption of 5G technology
Now that airlines have slowly resumed flying, the major market players in the inflight entertainment industry have an opportunity to recover from the financial repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic
Emulated aircraft testing of digital cabins and cockpits is reliable, cost-effective and swift, because it allows developers to test their application in any scenario – independent from available aircraft or network conditions
Despite the pandemic, many Americans are planning a last-minute return to the skies this Thanksgiving. Flight tickets issued in the week commencing 8th November, for travel over the Thanksgiving period, have surged to 74.5% of last year’s volumes so far
The trial of a new Covid-safe flight from New York/Newark to London Heathrow, which includes a free rapid-results testing programme for all crew and passengers before they fly, has the potential to be good news for the entire aviation sector