Photo courtesy of Heathrow Airport. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly endorsed the resolution on “Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth (CNG2020) ...
Air transport IT and communications firm SITA has unveiled Horizon, a so-called next generation passenger services system (PSS), at the company's Air Transport IT Summit in Brussels. Horizon, said SITA, is designed specifically to manage ...
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Airline IT departments are set to invest in business intelligence (BI) and mobile solutions over the next three years, in an effort to personalise passengers' air travel experience. That's according to SITA's fifteenth annual Airline ...
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The way businesses use customer information gathered from data through the use of business intelligence and analytics tools needs to tread carefully in order to not cross over from creating a personal, customised experience into being ...
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Whether you're taking an epic vacation or staycationing close to home, the right apps can help make your summer more fun, and safer, too. We found five that we love. Pocket (free, iOS and Android) can help make a trip or down-time by the ...
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We may live and do a lot business in a virtual world today, but there's nothing like a little face time. EastPack, to be held June 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, will provide plenty of opportunities for ...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA (maker of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules, which it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products), says that its EnerPlex Kickr IV (a ...
Airbus A350-900. Singapore Airlines has placed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900 and 30 Boeing 787-10X in deals valued at more than US$17 billion. The agreement with Airbus comprises 30 firm-ordered A350-900s (illustrated) for ...
European airlines and airports are facing fundamental changes: The increasing popularity of low-cost carriers and airlines from the Middle East is changing the competitive landscape. Leisure and business travelers' strong price sensitivity ...
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Jet fuel differentials firmed to end a week that saw production and demand exactly matched in the US, just not in the Chicago market, with its world-high outright prices. Platts assessed Chicago unchanged at NYMEX June heating oil futures ...
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Quiksilver, Inc. announced the appointment of Nicholas Drake as Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 1. “We have reorganized our senior management structure in order to centralize key functions and responsibilities across the ...
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With 418 exhibitors from 23 countries and 12,470 visitors, the 9th AchemAsia closed its doors in Beijing. Exhibitors and hosts were very satisfied with the event. The organizers conclusion: The platform for Asia s process industry is firmly ...
US aircraft maker Boeing has formally gained approval from China for its 787-8 dreamliners. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on its website in the evening on May 23 that Boeing had gained approval from China for ...
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Atlassian has revamped the Jira bug tracking tool with a new user interface, which the company said will offer faster navigation and a simplified workflow. "We really tried hard to create a whole new, more efficient Jira," said Dan ...
Attendees flooded the Habtoor Grand in Dubai today as CNME played host to the region's first ever dedicated big data event; the Big Data Symposium. Though very few companies have yet to implement big data solutions, the curiosity, ...
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