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Science and technologyAirplanes and safety. Next generation air traffic technology goes live at NATS Prestwick
Prestwick, UK - The system is called iTEC
A new technology platform that will transform air traffic management in the UK has successfully entered service at NATS’ Prestwick Control Centre. The system – called iTEC - is the next generation of... more
Science and technologyAirplanes. Boeing, Aeromexico, Mexican Government collaborate on sustainable avio biofuel R&D
Mexico City, Mexico - Initiative supports Country's aviation sector, environmental and socio-economic goals
Boeing, Aeromexico and Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) will collaborate with a biojet program supported by Mexico's Sector Fund for Energy Sustainability (SENER-CONACYT) to advance research... more
Science and technologyEmirates tests shorter solutions for the longer flight
Dubai, UAE - The airline to use flexible routes and take advantage of tailwinds to achieve flight efficiency
Emirates Airline’s first non-stop service between Auckland and Dubai will be one of the longest air routes in the world by distance, but with the assistance of clever technology and good planning, passengers w... more
Science and technologyRichard Branson unveils Virgin Galactic’s new Spaceship aircraft named VSS UNITY
Mojave, Usa - The new vehicle’s build process kicked off in 2012 with each component part undergoing rigorous testing before assembly
Virgin Galactic, the privately-funded space company owned by Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments PJS, unveiled its newly completed SpaceShipTwo. The rollout ceremony was attended by Sir Richard B... more
Science and technologyAlitalia: a new procedure launched to allow electronic devices to be switched on in "Airplane mode" during the entire flight
Rome, Italy - Travellers on all its flights can use their phone to SMS or check emails immediately after landing
Passengers on all Alitalia flights can now use their phone to check emails or send text messages immediately after their flight has landed, while the aircraft is taxiing to the terminal. A new “Gate t... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse promotes clean tech solutions to solve climate change -VIDEO
Lausanne, Switzerland - Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will participate in a number of high-level events
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg founders and pilots of Solar Impulse airplane will be actively engaged in the "COP21 Climate Conference" which will take place in Paris, France to highlight the fact... more
Science and technologyAirbus: JetBlue becomes launch customer of “Maintenance Mobility”
Toulouse, France - It allows to have all the technical information on iPads
JetBlue has become the launch customer for Airbus’ “Maintenance Mobility” offering following a contract recently signed with Airbus. Maintenance Mobility allows the airline mechanics to have all the t... more
Science and technologyIATA: NDC Innovation Fund to invest in ETA, the Executive Travel App
Geneva, Switzerland - Journey and Experience Centric App for the Self-Managed Business Traveler
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the first investment by the NDC Innovation Fund, a strategic investment fund supporting innovation in airline distribution using the New Distribution... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and environment. Low emission ground services: "Green Gate" at Frankfurt Airport opened
Frankfurt, Germany - Up to 20 different vehicles are used to service an aircraft
The E-PORT AN initiative partners; Fraport AG, Lufthansa Group, the State of Hesse and the Rhine-Main model electro-mobility region, opened the first "Green Gate" at Frankfurt Airport today. At Lufthansa... more
Science and technologyAircraft and transport. Four different personas of types of travellers
Rome, Italy - According to a SITA survey they are: careful planner; independent and hyper-connected; pampered, open-minded adventurer
Research published today by IT provider SITA shows that UK airline passengers are among the highest users of technology to manage their travel experience. When it comes to booking their flight, 94% of... more
Science and technologyAirbus Helicopters’ HCare Customer Service goes digital
London, UK - Through two new solutions
Airbus Helicopters has today announced the latest axis of its HCare services development with the release of two new families of digital Connected Services: HCare Fleet and HCare Flight. HCare Fleet... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and safety. Orlando International Airport first to adopt facial recognition technology at border
Rome, Italy - US airports use technology from SITA to comply with new Government requirements
Orlando International Airport has upgraded its Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks to include facial recognition for arriving passengers. Supplied by SITA, the provider of border security and IT solutions... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane: the second half of round the world flight to April 2016 (VIDEO)
Hawaii, USA - Due to the irreversible damage to its overheated batteries, not for technical failure or weakness in the technology
Despite the hard work of the Solar Impulse team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse aircraft will not fly before the beginning of August
Hawaii, USA - Following the record breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes)
Following the record breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes) in a solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse will undergo maintenance repairs on the batteries due to damages... more
Science and technologyAirbus Group's all-electric E-Fan aircraft completes historic Channel crossing (VIDEO)
Calais, France - 74 km (46 miles) in 36 minutes
Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator today became the world’s first all-electric two engine aircraft taking off by its own power to successfully cross the Channel, some 106 years after Louis Blé... more
Science and technologySi2 airplane: record-breaking solar flight reaches Hawaii after 5 nights and days airborne without fuel
Hawaii, Hawaii - Unlimited endurance is now proven thanks to clean technology
The longest and most difficult leg of the Round the World Solar Flight attempted since last March by Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg ended successfully in Hawaii. At the controls... more
Science and technologyE-Fan, all electric aircraft, prepares for historic channel crossing
Bordeaux, France - Next Friday, 10 July. The first test flights on Thursday 9
Airbus Group’s all-electric E-Fan technology demonstrator aircraft is being readied for its Channel crossing this Friday, 10 July. The aircraft will soon be on its way from France's Aquitaine region t... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse 2 airplane to promote new clean technologies to reduce C02 emissions
Bonn, Germany - Bertrand Piccard has participated in several climate conferences
As representatives from countries across the world convene in Bonn this week for the final climate negotiations in the lead-up to COP 21 this winter, the world’s only zero-fuel airplane, Solar Impulse 2... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and technology. IATA: SKYZEN App helps passengers improve the quality of their flying experience
Miami, Usa - The Association released details of it
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released details of a new mobile app for passengers to monitor their health and wellbeing before, during, and after a flight. Used in conjunction with... more
Science and technologyAircraft. NASA-VERIZON: air traffic monitoring by civil drones from repeaters for telephony
London, UK - The project, necessary and aspired, is the realization of a UTM (Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management)
An interesting article published yesterday on the home-page of the British daily "The Guardian" disclosed the ongoing collaboration between the US wireless telecommunications company Verizon and the US... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane: poor weather conditions forced it to unplanned landing in Nagoya, Japan
Nanjing, China - After a successful start and 44 hours of flight
The Swiss solar plane Solar Impulse which took off Sunday, May 31st, 2015 at 2:39 am local time from Nanjing, China, to cross the Pacific for Hawaii was obliged to make an intermediate landing in Japan... more
Science and technologyAircraft and missles: confirmed the Russia's decision to sell the S-300 to Iran
Moscow, Russia - Yet to decide "When" and "How". Protests from Israel and the US
Confirmed yesterday, on May 26, 2015, Moscow's decision to sell Iran the disputed missile system S-300 anti-aircraft, to make it known the deputy head of the Security Council, Yevgeny Lukyanov, thanks... more
Science and technology"Fly Your Ideas" by Airbus: the five finalist teams announced
Toulouse, France - The winning group will be unveiled at a ceremony in Hamburg on 27 May
A wing-skin that harvests natural vibrations to power in-flight systems, drones that lead birds to a safe haven “birdport”, and a games console-inspired infra-red system that detects potential obstacles whe... more
Science and technologyFirst ever oceanic crossing in a solar powered airplane: from China to Hawaii ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Nanjing, China - Piccard and Borschberg elaborated on the 12 years of preparations and training
Solar Impulse pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, unveil the strategy for first oceanic crossing from Nanjing to Hawaii which will be the longest leg of the Round-the-World Solar Fight On... more
Science and technologyAirbus Group to build E-Fan electric aircraft assembly line in Pau
Bordeaux, France - To invest € 20 million in the E-Fan 2.0 project, in addition to efforts of its partners
Airbus Group has agreed with the Aquitaine region to build the Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the E-Fan 2.0 all-electric aircraft in Pau, southwest France. The decision was announced by Airbus Group Chief... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse 2 aircraft reached Nanjing (China) successfully completing leg 6 of the first round the world solar flight
Nanjing, China - The historic mission arrived at its turning point
Solar Impulse 2 (“Si2”), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night without fuel, landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, following a 20 da... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane departed for its 5th flight to date on the Round-The World attempt
Mandalay, Myanmar - Estimated flight time: 19 hours
The solar aircraft departed from the Mandalay International Airport this morning at 3:36 am local time (9:06 pm GMT [March 29th]) attempting the most challenging flight since having started the Round-The-World... more
Science and technologyAircraft and defence: new cybernetics research center by Airbus Uk
London, UK - The tender won by the European Group banned by the British Ministry of Defense
The European consortium Airbus won a tender held by the British Ministry of Defence, said the leaders of the Group "Innovation and technology" yesterday March 23, 2015. The contract covers the creation... more
Science and technologyBoeing, Hainan Airlines and Sinopec: China's first commercial flight with sustainable aviation biofuel
Beijing, China - First passenger flight using China-made aviation biofuel
Boeing, Hainan Airlines and Sinopec celebrated China's first passenger flight with sustainable aviation biofuel, a key environmental milestone for China's commercial aviation industry. The regularly... more
Science and technologySi2 airplane: solar energy can become a reality in Myanmar
Mandalay, Myanmar - Swiss ABB and International NGO PACT announced a joint partnership
On the occasion of the arrival of the Solar Impulse airplane in Mandalay, ABB the leading power and automation technology group, and PACT announced a joint partnership to bring solar energy to Myanmar. The... more
Science and technologyAirbus selects the 100 teams for Round Two of the "Fly Your ideas" global student challenge
Toulouse, France - The initiative is organised in partnership with UNESCO
After a thorough evaluation process by over 50 Airbus experts and innovators judging more than 500 ideas, the industry has selected the 100 teams that have made it into Round Two of the fourth edition... more
Science and technologySi2: first world record for Swiss airplane attempting its Round-The-World Solar Flight
Ahmedabad, India - Solar Impulse landed in Ahmedabad (India) after crossing the Arabian Sea, completing the longest distance ever flown by a solar airplane in aviation history
After an eleven hour pit-stop in Muscat (Oman) made by Solar Impulse’s CEO and co-founder André Borschberg, the attempt of achieving the First Round-The-World Solar Flight continued onwards to India. Be... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse Si2 airplane departed for its leg around the world: Abu Dhabi (UAE)-Muscat (Oman)
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Twelve years to make the dream a reality
Under intense and watchful eyes, the Solar Impulse team in Abu Dhabi along with the Mission Control Center (MCC) in Monaco, witnessed Solar Impulse take-off this morning to reach Muscat (Oman), before... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane: Monaco at the heart of the first round-the-world flight without fuel
Monaco, Monaco Principality - The official opening of the MCC took place today
The official opening of the Monaco Control Center (MCC) took place today for the first Round-The-World Solar Flight attempt by Solar Impulse airplane, a project initiated by Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard,... more
Science and technologyEtihad Airways wins award for cabin technology innovations
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The ceremony took place at the "Aircraft Interiors Middle East "xpo" in Dubai
Etihad Airways has been presented with the "2015 Airline of the Year" award by IFEC and cabin technology magazine "Inflight". The Inflight awards ceremony took place at the "Aircraft Interiors Middle East... more
Science and technologyAirplanes. Etihad Airways sees surge in fleet-wide inflight connectivity usage
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Over 60% of increase in the use of the mobile network of the airline in 2014
Etihad Airways, which next month becomes one of the few airlines in the world to offer fleet-wide inflight connectivity services, has witnessed a dramatic surge in Internet and mobile phone usage in 2014.... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse Si2 airplane: from Abu Dhabi to round-the world without fuel (VIDEOs)
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Unveiled the route that will touch two oceans and four continents
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the Swiss co-founders and pilots of Solar Impulse, along with their Partners, today revealed the detailed global flight route of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2). The first... more
Science and technologyAircraft and transport: SITA OnAir was launched last January 1st, 2015
Rome, Italy - Further details about it will be announced in the 2Q of this year
SITA and OnAir have formed SITA OnAir to help airlines realise the full potential of the connected aircraft. Today’s aircraft generate so much data in flight that airlines have to look for ways to make t... more
Science and technologyAirbus: floating black boxes to be deployed on airplanes this year?
Toulouse, France - The new devices, that automatically eject in case of accident, will be easier to retrieve if the aircraft crashes to the sea
Airbus could soon introduce on its aircraft a new kind of black box, which automatically ejects in case of accidents and can float. According to industrial sources reported by “AFP”, “At the end of la... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and technology. ACI EUROPE: new report reveals trends in wifi, social and mobile at Europe's airports ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Brussels, Belgium - This weekend will be the one of the busiest ones of the year for European airports
This weekend will be the one of the busiest weekends of the year for airports across Europe, as people will avail of air transport’s unrivalled connectivity to get to where they need to be over the holiday p... more
Science and technologyAircraft and transport. The smart technologies impose strategies and investments of 2015
Rome, Italy - According to an analysis by SITA on the basis of the surveys conducted
2015 will be an optmistic year also for the investments of airports and airlines in technological innovations, addressed to improve the quality of the travel experience, in a wide positive context for... more
Science and technologyAirbus and UNESCO partner on global student challenge "Fly Your Ideas", now in its fourth edition
Toulouse, France - The final in June 2015 and the winning team will receive EUR 30,000 (USD 40,000)
The aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have signed a formal partnership supporting the industry’s global student challenge, "... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and technology. First remote air traffic control in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - The project was developed by the Swedish civil aviation agency and the aerospace company Saab Group
From next year take-off and landing airplanes in Örnsköldsvik airport in Sweden (530 km from Stockholm) will get instructions from Sundvall airport control tower, 166 km far. Here, a wall of slightly c... more
Science and technologyScience Festival: the Italian aerospace excellence in Europe and in the world
Genoa, Italy - Closing event took place in Genoa with the participation of the Defence Minister, Roberta Pinotti, and the “ambassador” of the European Semester, Major Luca Parmitano
On Sunday 2 November, starting from 6:00 pm the closing event of the Science Festival took place in the Sala Maggiore del Consiglio at the Doge's Palace of Genoa. Defence Minister, Roberta Pinotti,... more
Science and technologyEmbraer celebrates 10th anniversary of ethanol-powered Ipanema airplane
Botucatu, Brazil - The event will take place next Sunday, October 19
The Ipanema agricultural airplane, powered by ethanol (hydrated alcohol) – EMB-202A, will celebrate its 10th anniversary since certification on Sunday, October 19. The Ipanema was the first airplane p... more
Science and technologyAirplanes and environment. Norwegian Air Shuttle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Oslo, Norway - The Scandinavian low-cost carrier is waiting for 222 new aircraft in 2015
“The best an air company can do to cut greenhouse gas emissions is to fly modern planes”. Norwegian Air Shuttle low-cost airline CEO Bjoern Kjos said these words during the “Global Reuters Global Clima... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane: Abu Dhabi named host city for the first round-the-world flight
New York, Usa - Masdar host partner in this pioneering venture
Abu Dhabi, capital city of the United Arab Emirates, will be the start and finish of the first solar-powered flight around the world, which Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are planning to undertake... more
Science and technologyBoeing partners with South African Airways to turn new tobacco plant into fuel for airplanes
Johannesburg, South Africa - Pioneering project supports aviation's environmental goals and public health
Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG announced yesterday they are collaborating to make sustainable biofuel for airplanes from a new type of tobacco plant. This initiative broadens cooperation... more
Science and technologyeasyJet welcomes Nicarnica deal to put the AVOID technology into production
Milan, Italy - The technology for ash detection
easyJet has welcomed the deal secured by Nicarnica Aviation and Elbit Systems to incorporate the AVOID based ash detection technology into Elbit Systems EVS solution. Production will start in 2015... more
Science and technologyA successful first flight for Solar Impulse 2 airplane (VIDEO)
Payerne, Switzerland - After a 2h 17 minute flight duration
Solar Impulse 2, the solar aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, yesterday carried out its first flight out of the Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland. The revolutionary single-seater aircraft,... more