Reading Time: < 1 minute S7 Airlines, part of the oneworld alliance, announced a pilot of an aviation blockchain project. It partnered with fuel supplier Gazpromneft Aero and Alfa Bank to automate payments for fuel. How it works Without a blockchain fuel has to be paid in advance, or a bank guarantee is required. So avoiding both of these scenarios […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes From keeping aircraft in the air to checking passengers in, aviation organizations rely heavily on IT systems. But data collected from the growing number of aircraft, routes and passengers has increased the pressure on these systems, while legacy and inflexible IT systems are also leaving airlines vulnerable to the growing threat of cyber-attacks. Jeff Cass, […]