Qatar Airways will be the global launch customer of GlobalBeacon (sm), a technology solution designed to provide global tracking of all aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast in 2018.
International restrictions on the shipment of lithium-ion batteries and lithium-powered gadgets and equipment have raised concern among many Qatar residents, who said the situation has limited their options when making online purchases of these items.
Aviation safety and security have to be strengthened across the Middle East in view of the continuous growth in the number of passengers, HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti said.
Experts have reached an agreement marking the first step towards the adoption of long sought-after carbon emissions norms for civil aircraft, a UN group said on Tuesday.
