Airlines stories

Quiq names Jen Grant chief marketing officer to steer strategy as enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale customer use.

SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.

TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.

Global ocean freight punctuality slumps as on-time arrivals crash to 13.9% in 2025, leaving shippers facing mounting delays and uncertainty.

ST Engineering and Ramco partner on AI-led MRO tech, eyeing a Singapore innovation hub to boost digital aviation maintenance.

Indian banks are overhauling loyalty schemes, swapping cashback for travel, lounges and lifestyle perks to lure Gen Z and affluent cardholders.

Amperity debuts AI-powered tools for airlines and hotels, promising real-time personalised offers by unifying fragmented traveller data.

Datalex partners exclusively with Gr4vy to integrate advanced payment orchestration tech, enhancing airlines' checkout and boosting payment flexibility.

Automated bots now comprise 59% of all visits to travel sites, disrupting bookings and inflating prices during peak holiday seasons, says Thales report.

Microsoft warns cybercriminal group Octo Tempest has shifted focus to airlines, escalating risks with advanced tactics amid updated Defender protections.

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.

Amadeus and IndiGo team up to integrate NDC content, enhancing booking efficiency and personalisation. IndiGo aims to revolutionise air travel in India and beyond.

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.