BEUMER Group has successfully completed the hand-over of the Baggage Handling System (BHS) to Sheremetyevo Airport. Completing the hand-over on schedule means that BHS link between the North and South Terminal Complexes will be fully operational in time for the first arrivals for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The BHS was installed as part of the Sheremetyevo Tunnel Project. …
With its leading Smart PathTM biometric solution for ID management now rolled out globally, air transport IT provider SITA is well poised to deliver a seamless, paperless travel experience for passengers across India. SITA has already shown the benefits of using biometric technology to automate passenger identity checks at airports across the world – from the USA to Australia – …
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which manages 126 airports across India, has expanded SITA’s baggage management solution to 15 airports. SITA’s BagManager will provide the airports with real-time information on the status of passengers’ baggage, significantly reducing the chances of baggage mishandling. This follows the implementation of SITA’s BagManager at Kolkata and Chennai Airports in 2015 and is in …
Jeju Air, South Korea’s first low cost carrier, has extended its partnership with SITA for Horizon Passenger Services System (PSS) to support its business growth. The new multi-year deal, with global IT provider, SITA, includes key components, such as pricing, ancillary revenues, passenger preferences, e-commerce channels and local language services. The airline is also adding SITA’s Horizon Business Intelligence which …
Lufthansa Group, as part of its ongoing efforts to digitalize the travel world, has launched hasslefree, one-step biometric boarding utilizing facial recognition. This innovative pilot, enabled through a collaboration with Lufthansa Group’s longstanding IT partner, Amadeus, as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Los Angeles World Airports Authority (LAWA), and Vision Box, is now available at Los Angeles …
Building on a 20-year relationship, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) has renewed its passenger processing solutions with Rockwell Collins, adopting new passenger technologies that will advance its technological position well into the future. “Our team is constantly evaluating the airport’s infrastructure and operations seeking ways to enhance customer service, maximize efficiencies and increase flexibility,” said Samuel Ingalls, assistant director …
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority is pleased to announce the official launch of “AtYourGate powered by GOLO,” an airport-wide passenger mobile ordering and delivery service at San Diego International Airport (SAN). The AtYourGate app offers passengers the ability to order food or retail items via their mobile devices and have those items delivered to them at their gate …
SITA is playing a central role in modernizing Brazil’s Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) by providing the technology to make the airport’s passenger services and operations more efficient. Located on the island of Santa Catarina, a famous holiday destination in Brazil, FLN currently handles close to four million passengers a year but will double capacity as part of a major …
Qantas, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced a S$5 million partnership to promote Singapore as a destination and a connecting gateway to Asia, Europe and Australia. With the return of Qantas’ Sydney-London services via Singapore from 25 March, the three-year tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will see all parties work together on a series of joint …
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Searidge Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct research and development into the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in control tower operations. AI may be applied to enable new air traffic management (ATM) functionalities such as predictive runway incursion and collision detection, aerodrome operational performance analytics, and speech recognition, …
