Aviation

The World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) returns to Hamburg from 10-12 April 2018 and, for the first time, will span across four halls with more than 350 suppliers showcasing the latest products and services for the travel catering, passenger comfort and travel retail industries. The leading, free-to-attend…

SAS continues to expand its offer to and from Scandinavia and launches 27 new non-stop routes to be served from several of its hubs. The seasonal summer 2018 routes also includes five new destinations on SAS/s route map; Verona, Sarajevo, Genoa, Toulon and Beirut. In addition to this, SAS is…

BEIJING – China’s Beijing Capital Airlines held its first overseas crew recruitment fair in Portugal and Spain from November 2 to November 6. Having received more than 1000 resumes, the company plans to hire 40 flight attendants in the two countries. Local candidates have showed great interest in the brand…

DUBLIN, IRELAND – Airlines have always focused on the number of seats they sell.  It’s similar to auto manufacturers’ fascination with selling cars, rather than focusing on the business of transporting people. Likewise, carriers shouldn’t focus solely on airline seats, but rather on the entire time a consumer spends away…

LONDON – SITA Lab, the research team of the air transport industry’s IT provider SITA, revealed the learnings from research it carried out with British Airways, Heathrow, Geneva Airport and Miami International Airport into ‘smart contracts’ residing on a blockchain. Blockchain has been heralded as a transformational technology for many…

Commencing a total of eight new services, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) will be connecting the German airport to five new destinations during W17/18, directly linking Cologne Bonn to Bristol, Vitoria, Vilnius, Seville and Venice Treviso for the first time. “We are very excited about the expansion of the Ryanair network…

A layover gone wrong? Not quite. A Chinese TV personality Ryan Zhu has been living at Helsinki Airport already for over two weeks as a part of #LIFEINHEL – a disruptive content marketing campaign by the Finnish airport operator Finavia. You’ve probably noticed that everyone is following Ryan’s experience, including…

HAMBURG – Airport operator Fraport has significantly speeded up the repatriation of delayed or mishandled bags to passengers at Frankfurt Airport, with the introduction of SITA’s WorldTracer Tablet. WorldTracer Tablet provides a fast, mobile way to trace and return mishandled bags at arrivals and during period of disruption. Agents can…

OTTAWA – First Air has revealed a total makeover of its brand after 71 years as Canada’s preeminent northern airline.  Two aircraft in the new livery go into service immediately. The new brand features a modern and unique version of the iconic Arctic symbol: The Inuksuk. This logo is representative…

CANCUN – Flights are now operating at Terminal 4, Cancun International Airport, Mexico’s newest airport terminal. The airport’s operator, ASUR, has used innovative technologies from SITA, the global provider of IT to the world’s airports, to ensure a great experience for the more than 21 million passengers that pass through…