Flight Ops IT
Vietnam Airlines adopts Lufthansa Systems’ Lido 4D flight planning
Vietnam Airlines has adopted Lido 4D Flight Planning software for better operational safety and efficiency. Produced by Lufthansa Systems, the tool enhances real-time situational awareness with updates from weather stations and air traffic control. Sustainability is...
Air India adopts SITA technology for sustainable flight ops
Air India has adopted SITA OptiFlight's advanced climb optimisation solution, OptiClimb, and SITA eWAS for improved operational sustainability. The data-driven insights provided will reduce the airline's carbon emissions by 35,000 tons each year. The Indian national...
Air Peace and Embraer partner on new Nigerian MRO centre
Air Peace and Embraer are collaborating on a new maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The project was initially proposed two years ago, but is now ready for take off. Air Peace and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer will start...
United Airlines’ flight ops tech strategy: EFBs, AI, and the training gap
At Aerospace Tech Week, Rob Galbraith, Director of Flight Operations at United Airlines reflected on the airline's flight operations progress looking at the technology driving change, opportunities for AI/ML integration, and the greatest challenges to seamless...
EUROCAE: The human factor in AI adoption
The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) develops standards ensuring safety, reliability, and innovation in aviation. As the industry landscape evolves rapidly, it is imperative standards keep pace with both the technological advancement and...
“The future of air traffic control: ” Test centre built for Namur’s digital control tower
In 2026, air traffic at Charleroi and Liège airports will be remotely managed by a single digital control tower centre in based in Namur. The centre will oversee all ground movements during landing and take-off at the two airports. Recently, SOWAER (Société Wallonne...
Leveraging AI to effectively combat adverse weather
Yesterday it was announced that Aeromexico has adopted IBM's AI powered tool to perform informed climate risk analysis for its fleet. Responding to the growing challenge that adverse weather conditions poses, the technology will allow Mexico's flag carrier to monitor,...
From OCC to IOCC with Diederik-Jan Bos, Head of IOCC, SunExpress
Diederik-Jan Bos (DJ), Head of IOCC, SunExpress will be speaking at Aerospace Tech Week Europe on the transformation from Operations Control Centre (OCC) to Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC). The OCC is the "mission control centre" of an airline, controlling...
The new Aerospace Tech Week Europe agenda in brief
The highly anticipated Aerospace Tech Week agenda has finally arrived, promising an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge technology and innovation. With keynote interviews and panels featuring IATA's Director General, Willie Walsh, Airbus' Head of Disruptive R&T,...
Austrian Airlines and AVIATAR Partner for the Technical Logbook
Austrian Airlines will become the first Lufthansa Group airline to introduce the innovative and user-friendly AVIATAR Technical Logbook in its operations. The modern design of the digital solution installed on a tablet device will allow Austrian Airlines’ Technical...
NAVBLUE Continues to Hire as it Celebrates First Anniversary of its Office in Gdansk
As part of its global expansion, NAVBLUE, Airbus's flight operations services subsidiary, opened an office in Poland in October 2022 and is celebrating its first anniversary. The city of Gdansk was chosen because of its recognized position as an aerospace and software...
Smartwings Group Selects Conduce eTechLog8
Czechia-based airline Smartwings Group has selected the Conduce eTechLog8 solution for deployment across the fleet. The selection of Conduce was taken after fully evaluating the ELB market over a period of time. The evaluation process was both lengthy and detailed,...
Honeywell Bringing Heads-Up Displays to Aircraft Cockpits Through Acquisition of Saab Technology
Honeywell has reached an agreement with Saab, a Swedish aerospace and defense company, to acquire its heads-up-display (HUD) assets for use in a variety of Honeywell avionics offerings. As part of the acquisition agreement, Saab will partner with Honeywell to develop...
ANSL Selects Muir Matheson Aviation for MET System Upgrade at Edinburgh Airport
Air Navigation Solutions Limited (ANSL) has selected Muir Matheson Aviation Ltd. (MM Aviation) to upgrade the Meteorological Information Management (MET) system at Edinburgh Airport. ANSL is the air traffic management (ATM) provider for Edinburgh Airport and the new...
Wizz Air Expands the Use of Fox for Advanced Business Intelligence and Further Process Automation
Wizz Air, Central, and Eastern Europe’s largest low-cost airline, has selected to expand the use of Fox for advanced business intelligence and further process automation across interfacing systems. Fox leverages the data throughout the system to generate analytics in...
Paramount Aviation Services Announces the Certification of its New Boeing 737 MAX Flight Simulator in Miami
Paramount Aviation Services announced the FAA certification of a new state-of-the-art Boeing 737-8 full-flight simulator at Paramount’s Miami Flight Training Campus. The addition of the Boeing 737-8 simulator further enhances the training capabilities at Paramount's...
Russelectric Emergency Power System Offers Redundant PLC Controls and Manual Backup Capability
Russelectric, A Siemens Business and manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, is offering its Emergency Power System which provides backup power during a utility power loss. The paralleling switchgear systems offer redundant programmable...
ATP and FuelerLinx Join Forces for Enhanced Fuel Management and Planning Workflow
Information services and software solutions provider ATP recently announced the integration of Flightdocs Operations with FuelerLinx, the premier software solution used by business aviation operators for shopping and ordering fuel, planning fuel consumption, and...
OffBlock – Flexible Add-On for Airline Crew Management Systems
OffBlock is an app for flight crews from the Crailsheim-based start-up of the same name. The company also offers B2B solutions for airlines with OffBlock Corporate to complement their crew planning system and complete processes. The app is available for iOS devices,...
Calm Air Chooses Comply365 for Digital Efficiencies
Aviation-software leader Comply365 welcomed a new Canadian customer, Calm Air, who will use Comply365’s mobile platform to manage and deliver personalized and targeted content to their Inflight crew to enhance safety, compliance and efficiency. Providing both...