IATA e-AWB to become default from January Written by: Felicity Stredder | 02/11/2018 Tech Talk Effective January 1, 2019, the electronic Air Waybill (e-AWB) will become the default contract of carriage for all air cargo shipments on enabled trade lanes, IATA has announced.
First eGPU in daily operation Written by: Felicity Stredder | 01/11/2018 Handling Talk Tech Talk The ITW GSE 7400, the world’s first fully electric GPU, has been put into daily operation at Eindhoven airport.
Materna opens branch in India Written by: Alwyn Brice | 24/10/2018 Tech Talk Following successful installations in Europe and North America, Materna Intelligent Passenger Solutions is now entering new markets in Asia with its flagship self bag drop solutions.
Moscow and S7 adopt Scan&Fly Written by: Alwyn Brice | 17/10/2018 Tech Talk Moscow's Domodedovo airport and S7 Airlines have implemented SITA’s Scan&Fly self-bag drop technology, providing passengers with a faster, more efficient process to check-in their own bags.
LACHS chooses Nallian’s slot booking app Written by: Felicity Stredder | 05/10/2018 Handling Talk Tech Talk Liège Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) is streamlining its air cargo delivery and pick-up processes with Nallian’s Slot Booking for Air Cargo - a collaborative application for ground handlers, freight forwarders and trucking companies.
Biometric screening for US preclearance passengers comes to Europe Written by: Felicity Stredder | 04/10/2018 Tech Talk Shannon airport in the Republic of Ireland has become the first airport in Europe to introduce facial recognition technology for US preclearance passengers.
SATS invests in digitisation to enhance safety Written by: Felicity Stredder | 02/10/2018 Tech Talk Asian ground handling and catering services provider SATS has announced that it is spending more than S$1m digitalising its airport security system to enhance safety.
Siemens and BIAL sign MoU for digital transformation at Kempegowda airport Written by: Felicity Stredder | 14/09/2018 Tech Talk Contracts & Appointments Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) - operators of Kempegowda International airport - have signed an MoU to drive the digital transformation of the airport.
Materna behind self-bag-drop breakthrough at Denver airport Written by: Felicity Stredder | 11/09/2018 Tech Talk The ongoing renovation of Denver International airport is to see world's largest installation of self-bag-drops, courtesy of IT service provider Materna.
Biometric solution for Bengaluru airport Written by: Alwyn Brice | 06/09/2018 Tech Talk A desire to make the passenger's journey easier is behind the latest innovation at Bengaluru airport.
Virgin introduces SITA's new AR training app Written by: Felicity Stredder | 03/09/2018 Tech Talk Airlines Virgin Atlantic is introducing innovative training technology from SITA that allows the airline’s cabin crew to use augmented reality to familiarise themselves with new aircraft.
Tradewinds Aviation Services benefits from IT package Written by: Alwyn Brice | 28/08/2018 Tech Talk Tradewinds Aviation Services has implemented the departure control system and weight and balance modules of Rockwell Collins’ PaxLinkSM passenger service system to support its ground handling services at Jomo Kenyatta and Mumbasa Moi International airports in Kenya.
GOL introduces SITA self bag-drop at Rio Written by: Felicity Stredder | 25/08/2018 Tech Talk Brazilian airline GOL is introducing SITA's self-service bag-drop technology to speed up the airport experience at Rio de Janeiro airport.
Amadeus and Optym help easyJet optimise flight scheduling Written by: Felicity Stredder | 21/08/2018 Tech Talk Amadeus’ SkySYM by Optym solution has been chosen by easyJet to help the airline build more reliable flight schedules and improve on-time performance.
New BEUMER Group baggage handling system at Paris Charles de Gaulle Written by: Felicity Stredder | 21/08/2018 Handling Talk Tech Talk BEUMER Group has completed the hand over of the new baggage handling system to operators of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Groupe ADP.
Written by: Alwyn Brice | 17/10/2018