Digital twin technology could optimise the flow of passengers, help deploy staff where they’re most needed and get things moving even more swiftly in the airports of the future. Paul Sillers reports

Who’s up for a ride in an autonomously piloted flying taxi? One of the contenders racing to bring them to market asked prospective passengers how likely they’d be to hop on board. Paul Sillers reports

Airlines are using blockchain to provide passengers with fast-track access to their accumulated loyalty points, says Paul Sillers

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Global air traffic surged over the past year and is expected to more than double over the next two decades.

The colossal cost of building airports means that operational longevity is key, so how do architects future-proof their designs for the passenger experience of the late 21st century? Paul Sillers reports

Article about a new cinematic genre - airline safety videos. Why are airlines approaching this mandatory piece of public information sharing in a new and creative way?

En titt in i flygets framtid pekar på två tydliga trender – grönt och elektiskt. Varför? För att enligt Boeings marknadsprognos för 2018-2037 kommer efterfrågan på nya plan öka med drygt 42 700 de närmaste 20 åren.

An architecture consultancy in the UK has developed a concept for eVTOL skyports – take-off and landing pads for flying taxis – which would function like pop-up airports.

Half plane, half chopper, the RACER is an aeronautical mashup that combines vertical manoeuvrability with horizontal zip, making it ideal for ‘golden hour’ rescue missions. Paul Sillers reports

Taxi ranks may be disappearing from our cities because of app-enabled, on-demand mobility options but, as flying taxis take off in the 2020s, they could reappear – albeit up in the air. Paul Sillers reports

Delays are the costly bane of airlines and travelers alike. In the US alone, the annual cost to airlines and passengers, including lost demand and indirect costs, amounted to $26.6 billion in 2017, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A subterranean system of shuttling airline passengers between Chicago city centre and the airport at 150mph could be in the pipeline. Paul Sillers reports

A number of innovative small business aircraft are on the drawing board, but the future of these projects depends on investors and their propensity for risk

Electric batteries might be just the ticket for powering short hops in the personal flying vehicles of the next decade, but what if you want to fly further? Paul Sillers reports.

Imagine an airliner so fast it can fly from London to Sydney and back again the same day. A British SME is developing the engines to make it possible. Paul Sillers reports

Some business travelers crave the personal touch when booking flights and accommodations; others prefer conversing with chatbots.

Cigarettes and matches were once intrinsic to the passenger experience – flight attendants would even hand them out like peanuts.

Almost two years ago, Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Detalytics began developing a solution to relieve fatigue symptoms for those who work night shifts when it realized that air travel could also benefit from the technology.

First it was Geely, then Audi joined the race to launch a personal flying machine. Now Aston Martin has just switched out of stealth mode with its VVC concept. Paul Sillers reports