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EU To Discuss Sharing Of Airline Data To Fight Crime
The European Union restarted talks on Thursday to establish an EU system for sharing airline passenger data to counter terrorist attacks and trafficking of drugs and people. Britain has said the European Union is risking a gap ...
Boeing Delivers First Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airliner to Deutsche Lufthansa AG, beginning a new era for the world’s most recognized airplane, and beginning a new era of increased efficiency, ...
New Luggage Handling System Will Allow Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Handle 70 Million Pieces of Luggage Per Year
State-of-the-art application runs on an Avaya data network comprising Avaya ERS 8600 and Avaya ERS 4500 switches Schiphol Telematics, the specialized telecom operator at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, deployed an Avaya dat...
WestJet Launches Westjetcargo.com
WestJet this week launched a new stand-alone website, westjetcargo.com, allowing guests to better utilize the airline’s cargo shipping services. The site’s new features include the ability to: book, trace and track ...
Boeing to Acquire Inmedius to Enhance Information Services Capabilities
Key technology partner to join Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services’ Information Services Group Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Inmedius, a provider of software applicat...
A350 XWB Aft Fuselage Delivered to Final Assembly Line
Airbus has delivered the aft fuselage for the A350 XWB static test airframe to the final assembly line in Toulouse (France). This final section of the fuselage will be assembled with the front and centre fuselage sections which...
