SITA announces new head for its Middle East and African region
SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, has appointed Shawn Gregor as President of the Americas and Selim Bouri as President of the Middle East and Africa region. The two bring extensive management experience in the travel & transport, telecommunications, and information technology sectors to SITA. Shawn’s background includes overseeing […]
SITA and Alkira announce strategic collaboration
Alkira, the pioneer in agentless multi-cloud networking, today announces a strategic collaboration with SITA, the leading IT provider in the air transport industry. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for the evolving aviation industry as SITA selects Alkira as its preferred multi-cloud networking solution for its customers globally. Under this collaboration, customers of SITA Connect […]
Qatar Airways selects SITA to transform network infrastructure
Qatar Airways has partnered with SITA to transform the airline’s global network infrastructure with state-of-the-art secure access service edge (SASE) solutions that boost connectivity, operational efficiency, and security. As part of the transformation SITA will deploy its Secure SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network), SITA Connect Go, which offers agile, scalable, and secure access to airline […]
Revolutionising urban air mobility
In a bid to transform urban air mobility, UAM, Heron AirBridge and SITA have announced a strategic collaboration. Combining Heron AirBridge’s expertise in unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) with SITA’sx innovative vertiport solutions, the two sides hope to unleash the potential this technology offers. “The use of unmanned Air Systems (UAS) can help deliver […]
Heron AirBridge and SITA initiate proof of concept to advance urban air mobility for Singaporean airspace
Heron AirBridge, known for its comprehensive unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions, has entered into a proof of concept (PoC) agreement with globally acclaimed travel and transport technology provider SITA. The objective is to collaborate on urban air mobility (UAM) vertiport solutions for Singaporean airspace by integrating Heron AirBridge’s UTM system with SITA’s vertiport […]
SITA and Volocopter collaborate on digital infrastructure for vertiports
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), and SITA, the world’s leading IT provider to the air transport industry, have entered a partnership, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports. Under the agreement, SITA has become the latest investor to join Volocopter’s Series E funding round, cementing the […]
SITA’s latest air transport IT insights report reveals accelerated digitalisation
Faced with increased disruptions, baggage mountains, and staff shortages, airports and airlines are ramping up their investment in technology to digitalise their operations and speed up the passenger journey by offering more self-service options. SITA’s 2022 Air Transport IT Insights report reveals that with the post-pandemic recovery CIOs want to ensure operations are as agile and […]
SITA strengthens its partnership with Geneva Airport
Passengers traveling from Geneva Airport can now breeze through self-service touchpoints at check-in, bag drop, and security thanks to digital passenger processing technology from SITA. The new touchpoints are helping to reduce wait times and provide more flexibility to passengers increasingly seeking digital travel solutions. Passengers and staff will also soon further benefit from boosted […]
SITA partners with Versa Networks to deliver tailor-made secure SD-WAN technology for the air transport industry
SITA has announced a new partnership with Versa Networks, the recognised secure access service edge (SASE) leader, that will launch SITA Connect Go, a multi-tenant edge Secure SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) solution designed specifically for the air transport industry. The new partnership combines the best of both companies into a single solution. SITA has its roots […]
SITA opens the door to new partners as it embarks on new path to growth
SITA, IT provider to the air transport industry, has announced the launch of a partnership program aimed at joining hands with key partners as it embarks on a new path to growth. Through the new partner platform, Launchpad, SITA has outlined four key areas where it seeks to build new partnerships: digital identities, advanced analytics […]
ULD firms box clever at IATA awards
ULD solutions are set to dominate the 2019 IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards, will all three finalists coming from the sector. The companies, selected from a 56-strong field, are: Air New Zealand thermally-insulated aeroTHERM ULDs offering better protection of temperature-sensitive shipments; SITA, Safran & CHAMP for their Smart ULD which combines the latest mobile, Internet […]
Menzies to manage cargo handling using SITA system
Menzies is to introduce SITA’s ground handling management technology at the busiest airports across its global network of close to 150 stations. The provider of passenger, ramp and cargo handling services will use the IT firm’s AirportResource Manager, which SITA says will “streamline Menzies’ operations and deliver value to its customer airlines by optimising the […]
