The German airline group will use Google Cloud to bring its IT systems and data into one unified platform. The platform will make suggestions for putting Lufthansa’s flight plan back on track when disruption occurs. A Google team will be onsite with Lufthansa’s IT and operations experts to develop and test the new platform. Source:
Image credit: Joby Aviation via engadget Toyota just invested $349 million in the flying taxi startup Joby Aviation. The two companies say they will work together, Joby sharing its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) expertise and Toyota lending its knowledge of manufacturing, quality and cost controls to the development and production of Joby’s future
The concept of airport duty-free has expanded from a small luxury shop in Ireland to one of the highest-earning sectors of the retail industry. ADELE BERTI asks: how did duty-free shopping at airports reach this height, and what does its future hold? Duty-free shopping was the brainchild of Irish businessman Brendan O’Regan, who worked at the country’s
All around the world, airports are keen to compete by placing themselves at the forefront of innovation. Paris-Charles de Gaulle’s Innovation Hub Paris-based international airport operator Groupe ADP, which builds, develops and manages Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget, revealed last year its €16m Innovation Hub, as part of its Connect 2020 strategic plan. The