Airline Industry News, Trends, Analysis
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has joined the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCARE) as part of the airline organisation’s commitment to contributing to improving future aviation technologies.
EUROCARE, which is formed as a group of manufacturers, service providers, airlines, airports, aviation authorities and other stakeholders, was established in 1963. It has developed performance specifications and helped standardise aviation technologies.
Malta International Airport has signed a deal with SITA which will transfer management of the airport’s day-to-day ICT (Information and Communications Technology) operations to the aviation industry technology company.
The drive towards higher levels of investment, compared to global competition, in smart technologies for China’s airports and airlines is driven both by the growing population of air travelers placing and by those passengers actively mobile lifestyle.
Thales’ AVANT Android based system offers a flexible architecture which allows Singapore Airlines to constantly introduce and easily integrate the latest apps their customers demand.
The fleet will be equipped with Thales latest AVANT monitors, which are the most lightweight ever deployed in the market, and feature full high-definition video and an integrated Avii, Thales’ most modern Android smartphone-like touch controller, in premium cabins. Navigating menus with Avii is intuitive and the device can act as a second screen so passengers can, for example, watch a film on the big screen while playing one of the game apps on the handset or monitoring the flight map.
Passengers in Brazil are embracing self-service check-in technology using their smart-phones, personal computers and airport kiosks, SITA reports.