[ad_1] Following the amendment to the UK Government’s Aviation Security Regulations on 1st June Farnborough Airport, the home of British aviation and Europe’s leading airport for premium air travel connectivity, has announced the completion of its £3 million security screening upgrade. This significant investment includes the installation of two state-of-the-art cabin baggage screening lanes equipped […]

[ad_1] Severe turbulence events aren’t happening more often, but airlines and IATA want to track more data to prevent them in the future. Although severe turbulence incidents are back in the headlines, the good news for flyers is they aren’t more frequent than before.   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) took on the topic […]

[ad_1] London-based the Access Group, a global provider of business management software, has acquired Houston-based hospitality technology specialist SHR. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but a spokesperson said the SHR team would now become part of the Access Group. SHR provides a central reservation system, internet booking engine, customer relationship manager, revenue […]

[ad_1] Skift Take There are economic pressures and segment-specific challenges, such as growing supply in the luxury market. Sean O’Neill STR and Tourism Economics lowered their forecast for U.S. hotel demand growth this week. The benchmarking firms now project a more modest 2.1% increase in average daily rates this year — down from the previous […]

[ad_1] Staycations and the Greek Islands are set to prove particularly popular with British holiday makers this summer, according to new readership data from Taboola, the global leader in powering recommendations for the open web. Taboola analysed readership trends across its network of UK media publishers from recent weeks, to identify which destinations Brits are reading […]

[ad_1] While the airline industry is dedicated to getting to net zero emissions by 2050, the cost may come back to flyers in the form of increased fares. Reducing carbon emissions is one of the most important topics across the aviation industry today. But without additional support from supply chain stakeholders, flyers may be the […]

[ad_1] New iMessage from “Mom.” New iMessage from “Dad.” New iMessage from “Brother.” “Dad.” “Brother.” “Mom.” “Mom.” “Mom.” The pings while planning a group trip with family or friends can feel incessant – and there’s always at least one person who isn’t answering, much to the chagrin of everyone else involved. While group communication can […]

[ad_1] Skift Take Air India Express has become the first airline to operate from two airports in the national capital region. The airline is aiming to use the Hindon airport to connect with the smaller cities in western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Haryana. It is not yet known if the airport will serve as another […]

[ad_1] oneworld®, the world’s airline alliance, has announced that Fiji Airways is to become its 15th full member airline. Fiji Airways, the flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific, has been a valuable presence in the oneworld alliance for the past five years as a oneworld connect partner. During this time, the airline has developed cooperative […]

[ad_1] California-based Joby Aviation, which develops electrical air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced the acquisition of the autonomy division of Xwing, boosting the company’s long-term vision of aerial mobility being as accessible as possible. The acquisition covers all Xwing’s existing automation and autonomous technology activities and was paid for with Joby shares. Terms of […]