Sabre Airline Solutions

Boeing | October 19, 2020

A consistent theme in the airline industry right now is to minimize capital expenditures. This means pausing aircraft retrofits, airport improvements, aircraft purchases, and more. However, some airlines are going ahead and continuing some of these purchases. United Airlines is one of them, with plans to continue Boeing 787 retrofits. In August, United’s team decided to resume work on Polaris and Premium Plus retrofits to the Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Before the crisi...

Defense and Space

CLEAR | June 23, 2022

CLEAR announced the launch of our trusted and secure identity technology at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. GSP is CLEAR's first airport in the Carolinas, and 44th across the U.S. The launch is expected to create 17 jobs and generate $1.5 million annually in local economic activity. As part of the partnership, members in the CLEAR program can verify their identity simply by using their eyes or fingerprints, replacing the need to show their driver's license. A...

Business Aviation

PRnewswire | July 26, 2023

Iridium Communications Inc. a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced the introduction of its Iridium Certus® aviation commercial service, providing a secure cockpit domain with reliable voice and data capabilities. This milestone achievement marks the availability and certification of Iridium Connected® aviation solutions for commercial transport aircraft, business aviation, helicopters, private aircraft, and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (U...

Aerospace

PRnewswire | May 02, 2023

Alaska Airlines today presented a Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop to ZeroAvia that will be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in an effort to expand the reach and applicability of zero emissions flight technology. At an event, held at ZeroAvia's Paine Field research and development site, the companies were joined by high school students from Raisbeck Aviation High School, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and Snohomish C...