Ronan Daniel

🛫 Winnipeg, novembre 2025: 3D CT scanners installed at James-Armstrong-Richardson Airport improve security checks by creating detailed 3D images of cabin baggage. KuCoin, with 40 million users, launched KuCoin Pay Travel, offering over 2.2 million accommodations globally, payable in 50+ cryptocurrencies. Lufthansa Group and Klarna offer installment payments across ten markets, expanding to all group airlines by June 2026. Doha's Hamad Airport introduced a hybrid virtual control tower in February 2025, featuring AI-driven security alerts.

🌍 Travelsoft, founded in Paris in 2000, launches "AI Search for tourism" to revolutionize the travel sector. This AI tool, designed globally and multilingual, enables real-time access to tourism content with 85% time savings in editorial processes. Travelsoft processes over €40 billion in bookings annually across 90+ countries, supported by 700 experts and 10 platforms. CEO Christian Sabbagh highlights the structured and scalable AI adoption for travel agencies, enhancing data transformation into valuable insights.

🚀 Skyscanner, in November 2025, Paris, during Adopt AI, introduced ExplorIA for travel inspiration, collaborating with Reddit and TikTok to identify trends for 2026. Piero Sierra, Chief AI Officer, highlighted that 53% of users seek inspiration rather than specific bookings. Targeting GenZ, who embrace spontaneity and tech, Skyscanner enhances its offerings beyond pricing with AI, despite competition from Google. The platform dynamically constructs flight inventories, ensuring its continued value and relevance.

✈️ Emirates collaborates with OpenAI to integrate AI at scale, deploying ChatGPT Enterprise to enhance operations and customer experience. This strategic initiative, announced in November 2025, aims to establish an AI Center of Excellence and create a network of AI ambassadors. The partnership enables early access to OpenAI’s research advancements, fostering innovation and strengthening Emirates' competitive edge. Ali Serdar Yakut and Rod Solaimani emphasize AI’s transformative potential in aviation.

🚀 AutoFlight Aviation Technology demonstrated a zero-carbon floating vertiport with eVTOLs near Shanghai, China, showcasing emergency and low-altitude logistics uses. The demo occurred at Lake Dianshan, Kunshan, with multiple aircraft formations. The German company targets five main applications, including coastal shuttles and emergency services. The floating vertiport features solar-powered charging and real-time coordination, supporting models like the Prosperity, a 4-passenger plus pilot eVTOL, enabling rapid electric aviation infrastructure deployment along waterways.