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 Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Telesat as a major industrial partner to support their System Design and Risk Management phase for Telesat’s LEO constellation now in development. Under the terms of the contract, Airbus will perform system optimisation, requirements engineering, and initial design of key hardware and software components for space, ground and user terminal segments of the Telesat LEO system. Airbus has agreed to deliver to Telesat, at the end of the 9-month project term, an end-to-end solution that meets the performance, capacity and cost targets Telesat has established for its state-of-the-art LEO constellation. Telesat’s LEO constellation is being designed to transform global communications by offering an unsurpassed combination of capacity, speed, security, resilience and low cost with latency comparable to, or better than, today’s terrestrial networks. The advanced capabilities of Telesat LEO can satisfy many of the world’s most challenging commu

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it is the Official Airline Sponsor of the 2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival, in partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), taking place from 31 July to 4 August. Set against the glorious backdrop of the rolling West Sussex countryside, the Qatar Goodwood Festival is known for its elaborate dress code and fancy hats combined with some of the world’s greatest flat-races, resulting in a thrilling week of racing like no other. The first day of the prestigious event was attended by many VIPs, including President of Qatar Olympic Committee, His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani; the British Ambassador to the State of Qatar, His Excellency Mr. Ajay Sharma; Al Shaqab Executive Director, Mr. Khalifa bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah; Qatar Equestrian Federation President, Mr. Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al-Attiyah; Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club General Manager Mr. Nasser bin Sherida Al-Kaabi; and QREC Racing Manager, Mr. Abdulla Rashid Al

Emirates and Trenitalia, Italy’s national railway company, today announced a new codeshare agreement which will enable Emirates customers from across its worldwide network to discover new destinations across Italy. With just one easy-to-book ticket, travellers will be able to fly on Emirates and reach some of Italy’s most picturesque cities and towns using high speed, modern and comfortable trains that leave from Emirates’ four Italian gateways - Bologna, Milan, Rome and Venice. “This codeshare agreement with Trenitalia opens up new possibilities for our customers and complements our current services to Bologna, Milan, Rome and Venice. With Trenitalia, travelling to the Far East from Foggia, or to Padova from Sydney has never been easier," said Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, West. "Emirates already flies more than 1.6 million passengers to and from Italy every year. With this codeshare agreement, we’re connecting Ita

Android P Google called its latest operating system a “vision of AI at the core of the operating system.” Here’s a few of the new features it previewed for the OS, which will likely launch later in the year: A simpler design. The Google version of Android is getting simpler. Android P replaces the three buttons at the bottom of the operating system with a single home button. From there,the technology company approaches its product development, and access shortcuts to open the five apps the operating system thinks you’re you’re most likely to want. A second swipe up will reveal all the apps on your phone. Swiping sideways on the home button will allow you to scroll through all the apps you have open. Shush. Android P will feature a new “shush” mode, where it’ll turn off all notifications, pings, buzzes, and sounds if you rest it on its screen, with the aim of making users more present in meetings and other times they shouldn’t be checking their phones. Calls from important people (li

Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of one H225 helicopter from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), bringing JCG’s H225 fleet to ten units. JCG currently operates three AS332s and five H225s, both from the Super Puma family. With this new order, the customer’s Super Puma fleet will grow to 13 units by March 2021, becoming the largest Super Puma operator in Japan. The new H225 will join the rest of the fleet in security enforcement, territorial coastal activities, as well as disaster relief missions in Japan. “We are honoured by the renewed H225 order from our customer of over 25 years, as it bears testament to the quality of our long-standing partnership and our customer’s full trust in Airbus’ products and support. We are also delighted to see how our Super Puma helicopters continue to perform excellently in all the missions. With its inherent versatility and reliability, we know the H225 will continue to be a capable workhorse for the JCG’s missions. The Airbus Helicopters

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it is extending its partnership with international bank card network UnionPay to an additional 31 countries and regions, providing a convenient payment option for even more Qatar Airways passengers around the world when booking tickets on the airline’s website. Customers in countries including Qatar, Kuwait, India, Oman, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil and South Africa, among others, will be able to take advantage of UnionPay’s secure payment option when booking tickets on the airline’s website to more than 150 destinations on Qatar Airways’ extensive global network. The expansion of the agreement was signed on 28February 2018 at a special ceremony held at the UnionPay head office in Shanghai, represented by Mr. Marwan Koleilat, Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Asia Pacific; and Mr. Larry Wang, UnionPay International Vice President. Under the expanded agreement, Qatar Airways and UnionPay will embark upon greater collaboration for various sal