Aircraft

World’s first blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet

13 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

Keeping pace with the latest technological revolutions, Singapore Airlines Group has announced a world first by bringing blockchain into its loyalty scheme.

UK Government appoints Champion to raise profile of private flying

7 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

A new role has been created to help understand the role general aviation plays in the UK economy and identify key pieces of infrastructure that support its activities.

How airlines can grow by effective cabin crew incentivisation

5 February 2018 | By Simon Pont | CEO | ECR Retail Systems

Cabin crew are the key contact point between the customer and the airline, managing the face-to-face interactions that can make or break a business' reputation. But as the passenger begins to expect more from their journey, how can airlines help their staff meet these demands? Simon Pont, CEO of ECR…

Airports call for speedy adoption of a European rulebook for drones

29 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Speaking on behalf of the airport industry, ACI Europe today released its position on the implementation of safety and traffic management rules at an EU level on the use of drones.

Air India to launch UK’s only direct Amritsar service from Birmingham Airport

29 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

A service starting next month will connect flyers from Birmingham Airport directly to Amritsar in Punjab, the home of the Golden Temple.

Plane skids off runway at Turkish airport

15 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Passengers reported that the plane had landed and was taxiing when a loud crash was heard and the plane began shaking. It ended its journey facing down a steep slope into the Black Sea.

Last year was the safest in the history of commercial aviation

3 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Only 44 flyers died in 10 accidents in 2017 – 85 per cent fewer deaths than last year and 98 per cent fewer than 1972, the worst year recorded.

USA and EU agree to expand collaboration on aviation safety

22 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

The American Government aviation body and its European counterpart have extended their already-existing agreements to boost safety and air traffic management.

ICAO ‘determined’ to close skills gap

6 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

Broadening the scope of aviation education, reaching younger people and women may be the key to closing the skills gap emerging in the air transport sector, the ICAO chief has said.

World first as ‘all-you-can-fly’ airline starts accepting payment in bitcoin

5 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

Bitcoin and Ethereum can now be used to buy membership to an exclusive airline or charter flights with Surf Air, an exclusive 'all-you-can-fly' airline.

Noise contours around Heathrow Airport shrink by 52,000 households

30 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

A report has found that 52,000 fewer households are impacted by noise at Heathrow Airport than they were 11 years ago.

Hong Kong International Airport

Slots dispute flips in favour of Monarch after court ruling

24 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Just over two weeks after the UK High Court ruled against Monarch's administrators right to sell its slots, the decision has been overturned - a £60 million windfall for the failed airline.

Lower fee on lighter hold baggage to tempt short-break flyers

20 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

One of Europe's biggest budget airlines has introduced a new hold baggage band to satisfy its customers' demands.

Partnership launched between Emirate’s education branch and tech solutions firm

15 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Thales and Emirates Aviation University have signed a memorandum of understanding meaning the two will now launch joint schemes in the field of aviation education.