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KLM plans to its annual fuel costs by 5 percent for its airline and cargo operations with Honeywell’s GoDirect Fuel Efficiency Software. The airline will install the Paris Agreement-compliant Honeywell software across all divisions to reduce fuel use and cut its carbon footprint. The installation follows positive results from KLM…
Favorable regulatory policy will lead to growth of Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D printing technology in the aerospace sector in the next decade. In a recent B2B technology survey, ABI Research finds that 44% of manufacturing companies currently have 3D printers in operation, however, most of these deployments…
Boeing has purchased Pittsburg-based C360 Technologies which specializes in high-density video and distribution, including applications for live and on-demand augmented/virtual reality on multiple platforms. This investment is the latest by Boeing HorizonX’s venture arm established earlier this year, and the first in a company headquartered in the emerging Pittsburgh tech…
SmartSky Networks, LLC, an aviation communications provider, announced its initial deployment of the U.S.’ first airborne 4G LTE-based air-to-ground (ATG) network. Using 60 MHz of spectrum and patented beamforming technology, SmartSky’s network will provide more than 10 times the typical speed and capacity of the current industry standard ATG network,…
The FAA has issued a new InFO Alert governing Personal Electronic Devices in checked baggage. It is published in full bellow: As a result of recent security measures which involved the potential of prohibiting the carriage of PEDs larger than a cellphone or smartphone in the cabin on flights from…
Norwegian has announced Benjamin Franklin as its first American tailfin hero. The inventor and statesman, who was often called the “first American” because of his tireless campaigning to unify the colonies, will adorn the airline’s newest Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The new American hero will serve the new transatlantic routes…
Boeing has announced big strides towards a future full of smart planes, from new analytics capabilities to its own exploration of advanced artificial intelligence for autopilot systems. But planes (at least those flying passengers) may never be fully automated. "One of the outcomes" of autonomous airliner research maybe that zero…
Starting day two of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Airbus reveals what it describes as the next revolution in the aerospace industry: data. Today, Airbus becomes Apple for planes through a partnership with Palantir, with Japanese low-cost airlines Peach and Air Asia sharing their experiences as early adopter customers of…
These are Europe’s best airports, according to industry experts. The 13th Annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards were announced last night during the Gala Dinner of the 27th ACI EUROPE General Assembly, Congress & Exhibition. This years’ judging panel for the ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards was drawn from a…
The European airport industry renewed its commitment to reducing airports’ impact on Climate change during the 27th ACI EUROPE Annual Congress in Paris, by announcing it was doubling its carbon neutrality target for 2030. During the COP21 climate negotiations in December 2015, the membership of the European airport association ACI…
