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Thr TGV Reseau is pulling into the station.

Flagging accessibility as EU eyes cross-border rail through-ticketing

Passenger experience on Europe’s railways is at the forefront of Brussels politics as the European Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitziko... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Collins to participate in EU Clean Aviation projects

Collins Aerospace has been selected to participate in seven projects under the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. As part of... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat joins Space Cluster to support UK innovation

Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it has joined the Space Cluster on the Harwell Science and Innovat... Continue Reading

A group of executives are standing in a row in front of a Swiss aircraft on a sunny day.

Sun-to-liquid jet fuel market heats up as Swiss aims to be first user

Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss will harness the power of the sun next year when it becomes the launch customer for a carbon-neutral solar fue... Continue Reading

View of a Boeing 737 flightdeck while flying through rain. The airplane's lights are turned on which illuminates the raindrops

EASA warns of GPS jamming around conflict zone

Europe’s aviation safety agency EASA is warning aviation authorities, air navigation service providers and aircraft operators that jamming o... Continue Reading

In Moscow, Russia a group of Aeroflot aircraft are parked at the airport gates. Boeing Boeing 737-800 NG of Aeroflot Russian Airlines on the apron at Sheremetyevo International Airport

Aviation stakeholders respond to western sanctions against Russia

Western sanctions against Russia have placed the country’s aviation industry in an increasingly isolated position. Russian aircraft are bann... Continue Reading

Aeroflot A350 parked at the gate for loading. It is a rainy day.

Russia faces overflight bans, aircraft repossessions as sanctions bite

Watching Russia’s aggressive war on Ukraine unfold in real time online is an inexplicable experience from within the aviation industry. Even... Continue Reading

Heathrow Airport is busy with passengers in the distance but many empty seats remain in the forefront of the image.

Op-Ed: Aviation’s COVID problem isn’t airplanes: it’s airports

How much money has the aviation industry invested in keeping passengers safe from catching COVID-19 in the air — and in explaining everythin... Continue Reading

Airbus and partners to establish aircraft lifecycle centre in China

Eager to make concrete contributions to the aviation industry’s quest for sustainability, Airbus has inked a memorandum of understandi... Continue Reading

Press Release: First UK-generated satnav signal in test project

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications is working on a UK Space Agency-funded test project with the European ... Continue Reading

Air France captain in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Air traffic management: decarbonisation’s low-hanging fruit?

Of all the measures, proposals, technologies and prospective breakthroughs discussed at Airbus’ sustainability summit this month in Toulouse... Continue Reading

Parked Aer Lingus aircraft with the carrier's signature green and white livery

US to welcome vaccinated visitors, but questions remain

Airlines, air travelers and passenger experience advocates alike are celebrating the Biden Administration’s plan to enable fully vaccinated ... Continue Reading

A woman shows the IATA Travel Pass to a boarding agent at the airport

IATA backs EU digital COVID vaccine/test/recovery certificate standard

The European Union’s Digital COVID Certificate is rapidly shaping up to be the standard for international vaccination, test and recovery cer... Continue Reading

Aer Lingus A321neo parked at a Washington Dulles International Airport gate for transatlantic flight.

Covid transatlantic travel: Plan meticulously and expect high costs

Having recently returned to the UK after traveling to the US, via Dublin, for a long-awaited family reunion, my advice to anyone considering... Continue Reading

Deutsche Aircraft's regional aircraft in the hanger.

Press Release: Deutsche Aircraft partnership eyes emission-free aviation

Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and Universal Hydrogen Co., the company fue... Continue Reading