Plaza Premium opens new lounge at Sydney Airport
Plaza Premium has opened its first lounge at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. It is the third Plaza Premium in Australia joining loRead More…
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British Airways trials fully autonomous wheelchairs
British Airways is trialling state-of-the-art, fully autonomous vehicles at JFK Airport to help passengers navigate the airport terminal freely and iRead More…
SWISS takes delivery of its first A320neo
SWISS has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The Airbus A320neo accommodates 180 passengers in Business and Economy line Read More…
Hong Kong Airlines to add in-flight connectivity from Aerkomm
Hong Kong Airlines (HX) is going to supply inflight and entertainment and connectivity from Aerkomm. Aerkomm announced that Hong Kong Airlines willRead More…
Southampton Airport employs dogs to enhance passenger experience
Southampton International Airport is now employing four-legged helpers. Early in January this year, the airport launched a therapy dog initiative tRead More…
Fiumicino airport trials biometrics at departures
Rome’s Fiumicino airport has started a trial of facial recognition for departing passengers. Italy’s largest airport is the first in the country tRead More…
British Airways to trial Bill the robot for passenger service
British Airways is the latest airline to announce plans to trial fully autonomous robots in 2020. From 2020, the airline is trialling AI-powereRead More…
Qatar Airways launches football themed safety video
Qatar Airways has produced a safety video featuring football legends past and present. The film stars Neymar Jr, Robert Lewandowski and Cafu, who aRead More…
Korean Air expands its use of self service
Korean Air has expanded its self-service offerings at Atlanta and Incheon. The airline is now using facial recognition for passengers boarding at ARead More…
British Airways opens updated lounge at Johannesburg
British Airways has unveiled its lounge refurbishment in Johannesburg. Passengers can enjoy a warm welcome and a place to relax or work before flyiRead More…
EGYPTAIR introduces inflight mobile connectivity from Aeromobile
Egyptair has introduced inflight mobile connectivity on two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline successfully introduced mobile connectiviRead More…
Cathay Pacific’s huge increase in IFE content
Cathay Pacific is making a huge increase in its inflight entertainment offering. It is quadrupling the amount of entertainment currently available Read More…
Christchurch Airport trials Pepper the robot
Christchurch Airport has started trials of Pepper the robot at its terminal. The airport has been trialling three Pepper robots at the airport for Read More…
ANA to expand self-driving wheelchair tests at Narita Airport
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expanding its trial of self-driving wheelchairs at Narita Airport (NRT). The airline initially started a trial of theRead More…
Emirates to start biometric boarding for flights to the U.S.
Passengers on Emirates flights from Dubai to the United States will be able to board their flights using biometric technology by the end of 2019. ERead More…
Etihad and Abu Dhabi to trial use of autonomous wheelchairs
Etihad Airways is starting a trial of autonomous wheelchairs at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in advance of its move to the new Midfield Terminal.
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ANA first to use new self bag drops at Narita
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the first airline to use the newly installed self bag drops at Tokyo’s Narita Airport. Last month, Narita announceRead More…
Lufthansa expands biometric boarding to New York JFK’s Terminal 1
Lufthansa has started biometric biometric boarding at New York JFK’s Terminal 1. New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is now the fRead More…
Panasonic Avionics and Toca Boca announce plans for Inflight Map for Cchildren
Panasonic Avionics and Toca Boca today announced plans to evaluate the creation of an inflight map especially for kids, utilizing Panasonic’s personRead More…
IndiGo offers inflight entertainment from SonyLIV
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is entering into a partnership with online video streaming service SonyLIV for inflight entertainment. To use the seRead More…