Airlines stories - Page 2

A significant cyber-attack on Qantas exposed personal data, highlighting a rising wave of airline breaches by the financially motivated hacker group Scattered Spider.

Acron Aviation has launched Astra, an iOS app providing pilots and airlines with personalised data and insights to enhance flight safety and efficiency.

Outpayce launches an automated tool to streamline airlines' sales and payment reconciliation, reducing manual work and boosting revenue visibility globally.

Outpayce has unveiled a new payments marketplace, Outpayce Xchange Payments Platform, to streamline payment solutions for airlines in the travel industry.

Following the recent CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage, experts stress the need for continuous testing to prevent future software catastrophes costing over USD $5 billion.

Snowflake launches AI Data Cloud tailored for travel and hospitality, aiming to enhance operations and customer experiences through advanced data and AI integration.

IATA and Outpayce have partnered to enable airlines to accept account-to-account payments globally, reducing processing costs and enhancing transaction security.

Outpayce and Etraveli Group have joined forces to tackle travel fraud, integrating Etraveli's advanced Precision risk management into Outpayce's payment platform.

A major global IT outage has disrupted airlines, media, and banking sectors, exposing reliance vulnerabilities on shared cloud-based platforms.

IFS acquires EmpowerMX, enhancing AI-driven aviation MRO solutions for major airlines. This merger promises bolstered capabilities, innovation, and industry leadership.

Lufthansa Systems launches AI-powered assistant, NetLine/Ops ++ aiOCC, aiding airline operation controllers with real-time suggestions and boosting operational efficiency.

Cathay partners with Aryaka for a global SASE deployment, enhancing security and performance across its global sites.

Virgin Australia has deepened its partnership with New Relic to enhance the delivery of online services to its customers.

Together, the companies have developed SITA Connect Go, a software-based solution that further enables multiple airlines, ground handlers, and other tenants.

Mystifly unveils its new Flight Data API, Mystifly Universe, offering better commerce solutions for the travel industry.

Airport and airline CIOs are increasing IT budgets to support recovery from COVID-19, with digitalization and sustainability as key priorities.

Korean Air has migrated its entire IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services three years after announcing plans for cloud migration in 2018.

Air New Zealand says information relating to membership profiles may have been visible on internal documents as a result of the breach.

Star Alliance and NEC have partnered to create a biometric data-based ID platform, promising a seamless, hands-free travel experience for frequent flyers.

Amadeus launches a service optimiser app on Salesforce AppExchange, revolutionising how airlines connect with customers, partners, and employees.