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SITA and Bluelon aiming for Holy Grail of the airport experience - no queues

By Kevin May | February 7, 2011

Air transport tech firm SITA has inked a deal with crowd management system provider Bluelon to license its iQueue system for tackling passenger congestion at airports. Read More

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SITA buys airport audio-visual technology firm Com-Net Software

By Kevin May | December 7, 2010

Global airline and airport IT supplier SITA has acquired a leading player in the travel multimedia communication technology sector, Com-Net Software. Read More

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If more people booked hotels on airline sites, who missed out?

By Kevin May | October 7, 2010

Intriguing set of data from the latest SITA Self-Service Survey depicting a "dramatic" increase in the number of people booking hotels on airline websites. Read More

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Best place to lose your luggage: Bermuda

By Kevin May | July 23, 2010

LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda is the unlikely location for the launch of a new electronic luggage tracing system by air industry technology firm SITA Read More

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American Airlines and British Airways ramping up mobile and in-flight services

By Kevin May | June 30, 2010

British Airways is basking in the relative calm waters of reconvened talks with trade unions by launching upgraded in-flight web services on its business class-only route from London to New York. Read More

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Survey: half of airlines expect to spend more on technology in 2011

By Kevin May | June 23, 2010

The results of a new IT survey are being hailed as a sign the airline industry is emerging from the economic perils of the past two years with "growing optimism". Read More

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Johannesburg airport gets aircraft technology upgrade in time for World Cup

By Kevin May | June 11, 2010

Technology at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa (OR Tambo) was upgraded last month to improve aircraft-to-ground crew communications. Read More

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Global air travel technology now controlled from Montreal and Singapore

By Kevin May | May 26, 2010

Air transport technology provider SITA has unveiled a new global control and command structure, concentrated in two locations in Canada and Singapore. Read More

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E-ticket frenzy - bag fees, wi-fi and airline lounge access coming in 2010

By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2009

Consumers should get ready for a form of e-ticketing for airline bag fees, wi-fi service, lounge access and other ancillary services in 2010. Travel industry tech folks, including ARC and Farelogix, say... Read More

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Technology spend by airports accounts for just three per cent of revenue

By Kevin May | November 3, 2009

The world's top airports spent 3.2% of their overall revenue on investment in software and hardware in 2008, a survey by aviation technology specialist SITA has found. The figure is a decline of 0.3% on... Read More

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Four in five passengers use self-service check-in at Atlanta Airport

By Kevin May | October 1, 2009

Figures from the latest annual SITA report into passenger habits at six major airport hubs around the globe were released today and make interesting reading. The study, SITA-Air Transport World... Read More

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