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First-Ever “Lighthouse Cases” Unveiled for Global Digital Economy Development

BEIJING, July 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the opening of the Global Digital Economy Conference 2026 on July 2, the International Telecommunication Union, the International Trade Centre, and the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance (DEC40) jointly released the Global Digital Economy Lighthouse Case Collection (2026). Thirteen exemplary digital practices were selected as “Lighthouse Cases,” providing actionable references for implementing the United Nations’ Global Digital Compact (GDC).

The 13 Lighthouse Cases were chosen from 308 submissions originating from more than 60 countries, with over 60% of the applications coming from Asia and Africa. Each selected case was evaluated against the core objectives of the Global Digital Compact, adopted at the 2024 Summit of the Future, as well as relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The awarded cases cover six thematic areas: digital urban governance, inclusive digital services, green and resilient cities, digital economy and local livelihoods, smart mobility and spatial development, and social inclusion for vulnerable groups. Several Chinese cases were selected in their respective categories, including Beijing’s “Jingban” government collaborative platform, the Beijing Unified Appointment Registration Platform, and the Zhipu GLM large language model. China’s explorations in digital transformation offer valuable references for other developing countries.

Through reviewing the cases, experts noted that digital practices in developing countries often grow under tighter resource constraints – such as weaker network coverage, lower digital literacy, and tighter fiscal space – but these constraints have paradoxically fostered more adaptable, lower-cost, and more scalable solutions.

“The digital dividend will not automatically benefit everyone,” said Francis Gurry, Chairman of the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance and President of the Lighthouse Case Review and Management Committee. “Inclusivity is not a by-product of technological evolution; it is a governance goal that must be actively built.”

The Lighthouse Cases will be made publicly available on the official websites of the three co-hosting institutions as a global public good for countries to learn from. Furthermore, through South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation channels, these practices will be adapted and replicated in countries and regions at different development levels.

The Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance was jointly established in July 2025 by Beijing and about 40 cities worldwide, with the aim of building a platform for experience-sharing and collaboration among cities. The second round of Lighthouse Case submissions will be launched within this year.

Source: Global Digital Economy Conference 2026

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Bitget Launches Crypto Industry’s First Ever US Stock Options Trading

Bitget Launches Crypto Industry’s First Ever US Stock Options Trading

New Long Call and Long Put features extend Bitget’s leadership in providing global access to US stocks.

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched US stock options, giving users direct access to trade options on leading US-listed companies. This makes Bitget the only major crypto exchange currently offering US stock options alongside crypto and CFD markets covering gold, forex, commodities and indices.

Active features include long call and long put strategies for eligible users. Calls allow traders to take a bullish position on a stock, while puts can be used to express a bearish view or manage downside exposure. Risk for buyers is limited to the premium paid, although an option may expire without value if the expected price movement does not occur.

The launch expands Bitget’s stock product line, following the introduction of tokenized stocks, its position as a leading venue for tokenized-stock trading, and pre-IPO access to private market opportunities. Stock options add another widely used Wall Street instrument to the Stock+ offering, giving active traders more ways to approach market movements, earnings cycles and portfolio risk.

Stock options expand the platform’s Stock+ product, with direct-access venue for traditional US equities, built for traders familiar with established stock market products and regulated market infrastructure. The addition aligns with Bitget’s wider goal of bringing crypto, stocks, commodities and other global assets into one multi-asset trading environment for users worldwide.

Demand for listed options has reached record levels. The US options market processed more than 15.2 billion contracts in 2025, an average of roughly 60 million contracts per trading day. The growth indicates wider use of options by retail and institutional participants for directional trading, hedging and capital management.

“We have consistently moved first to connect stock opportunities with our users,” said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget. “This has been rewarding to us and users alike. From tokenized stocks to now options, we are executing on convergence. This is innovation crypto was born to push, our products are way ahead of its time in providing advanced trading access to stocks, gold, crypto and worldwide assets.”

The initial release focuses on single-leg options buying to provide a clear entry point for users. Additional functionality, including more advanced multi-leg strategies, is planned as the Stock+ options product develops.

To mark the launch, eligible users completing their first US stock options trade may receive $15 worth of NVIDIA stock, subject to the campaign terms and regional availability.

Options trading involves significant risk and may not be suitable for all users. Product availability, supported securities and promotional rewards may vary by jurisdiction. Users should review the relevant product disclosures and understand the potential loss of the full premium before trading.

To know more about stock options trading on Bitget, visit here.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 500+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships such as MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry’s lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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The VinFast VF 8 and the New Priorities of EV Ownership

DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 July 2026 – Today’s EV buyers are looking beyond range and horsepower. They want an ownership experience that is just as reassuring as the vehicle itself, and that is where the VinFast VF 8 makes a strong case.

 

 

 

 

 

Just a few years ago, conversations surrounding EV buying were dominated by battery size, driving range and acceleration. Those things still matter today, but they are no longer the whole story. As EVs move into the mainstream, buyer priorities are shifting toward practical, long-term considerations, including the post-purchase experience, charging convenience, straightforward servicing, and the enduring reliability of the brand. These factors increasingly shape purchasing decisions, and they also provide a useful lens through which to look at the VinFast VF 8, an all-electric mid-size SUV.

Designed by the legendary Italian design house Pininfarina, the all-electric D-segment SUV combines clean, modern styling with the practicality expected of a family vehicle. It delivers up to 493 km of NEDC driving range, produces up to 402 horsepower through a dual-motor AWD system, and comes equipped with Level 2 driver assistance technologies, a 15.6-inch infotainment display, and a spacious cabin designed for everyday comfort. In the UAE, buyers also benefit from a 10-year vehicle warranty, a 10-year unlimited-mileage battery warranty, alongside 24/7 roadside assistance and five years of free maintenance up to 100,000 km.

While the VF 8 already has plenty to offer on paper, the real challenge is making ownership feel effortless once the excitement of the purchase has passed. Recognizing that, VinFast has invested heavily in the ecosystem that supports its vehicles.

Earlier this year, the company signed agreements with 29 international aftersales partners as part of a broader plan to expand its global service network to more than 1,100 workshops across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia during 2026. The company is also rolling out customer support initiatives such as software updates, battery inspections, and technical support throughout the ownership journey.

In the UAE specifically, VinFast works with Al Tayer Motors to provide local aftersales support while continuing to strengthen its regional service network through experienced local partners. In March, the company signed an MoU with PlusX Electric, a DEWA-approved charging provider, to extend support beyond the dealership network. The plan includes portable charging pods, on-demand mobile charging, and emergency roadside charging services. The goal is to reduce downtime and eliminate the awkward scenario of running low on charge far from a plug.

“VinFast is committed to building a long-term and comprehensive EV ecosystem in the UAE, one that gives customers confidence not only in the quality and performance of our electric vehicles, but also in the reliability and accessibility of the supporting infrastructure,” one executive of VinFast Middle East said in a press release.

The Middle East is entering an important stage of its EV journey, with governments investing in cleaner mobility and consumers enjoying more choices than ever before. As the market evolves, delivering a competitive vehicle is only part of the equation, while making ownership straightforward is becoming just as important. The VinFast VF 8 reflects that shift, pairing the features of a modern electric SUV with growing investments in charging, aftersales support, and customer service.

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‫توبليرون تقدم “الهدية المثالية”: قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي

‫زيورخ، سويسرا – 3 يوليو 2026 – تلتقي علامة الشوكولاتة السويسرية العريقة توبليرون مع أحد أشهر الأسماء العالمية في فن الكريستال لتجسيد مفهوم‫ “Never Square”. كشفت‫ توبليرون اليوم عن الهدية المثالية، وهي ابتكار يجمع بين التميز والجمال والإحسان‫.

https://youtu.be/txjoIWR1qFY?si=WzWpC8JfeDwjQ1EI

يتكون قالب توبليرون الكريستالي المميز من إنتاج سواروفسكي من مجموعة نادرة من الكريستالات المصنوعة يدويًا التي تحاكي شكل قالب شوكولاتة توبليرون الأصلي الذي ارتبط لدى كثير من الناس بهدايا السفر، وبالتالي يجمع هذا القالب بين الألفة المحببة والتميز الجذاب الذي يتجلى في رقمه الخاص وجودته الموثقة وشكله الفريد.

الهدية المثالية: مزاد خيري عالمي

خلال الفترة ما بين 1 و31 يوليو 2026، سيحظى المسافرون المترددون على بعض من أشهر المطارات في العالم (مطار أثينا، ومطار دلهي، ومطار الدوحة، ومطار دبي، ومطار فرانكفورت، ومطار مدريد، ومطار جون إف كينيدي الدولي في نيويورك، ومطار سنغافورة، ومطار زيوريخ) بتجربة مميزة وغير مسبوقة تحتفي بالعلامتين التجاريتين، وستتاح لهم علاوةً على ذلك فرصة للمزايدة على قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي.

قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي

يُقام كل مزاد برعاية شريك خيري للمطار، ويختار المطار هذا الشريك من المؤسسات الخيرية الراسخة في المجتمع المحلي. سيتم التبرع  بقيمة العروض الفائزة بالكامل للمؤسسة الخيرية المحددة في كل موقع.

لكن يمكن للجميع المشاركة في المزاد من أي مكان في العالم، ولا يُشترط السفر للمشاركة فيه. يمكن المشاركة في المزاد عبر الإنترنت (تُطبق الشروط والأحكام). انقر هنا لزيارة موقع المزاد، وهنا لمعرفة مزيد من المعلومات عن المؤسسات الخيرية.

تم عرض قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي في القبة الكريستالية بمتحف عالم سواروفسكي للكريستال.

قصة ابتكار القالب الكريستالي

بدأ إنتاج شوكولاتة توبليرون في سويسرا في عام 1908، وشكلها المثلثي جعلها مميزةً في مختلف أنحاء العالم. لذلك على مر الأجيال تعوَّد المسافرون على أن يحضروا توبليرون عند عودتهم إلى أوطانهم ليقدموها كهدية صغيرة وراقية من سويسرا.

ابتكرت شركة توبليرون القالب الكريستالي بالتعاون مع شركة سواروفسكي التي تصنع منتجات متنوعة بجودة وبراعة وإبداع لا مثيل له. تأسست سواروفسكي في عام 1895 في النمسا، وهي تصمم وتصنع وتُسوِّق كريستالات وأحجارًا كريمة اصطناعية عالية الجودة، كما أنها تقدم منتجات جاهزة للاستخدام كالمصوغات.

لا تشترك الشركتان في الموقع الجغرافي بجبال الألب فحسب، فهما يتفقان أيضًا على أن الاهتمام بالجودة ليس مجرد عنصر من عناصر العمل بل هو أساسه لأن ما يستحق الصنع يجب أن يُصنع باتقان. كما أنهما يعتقدان أن الجمع بين الجمال والبساطة هو سر جاذبية بعض من أكثر الأشياء تميزًا في العالم.

من ثم تمكَّنت الشركتان من ابتكار قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي، وهو يبرز تميز تصميم قالب شوكولاتة توبليرون المثلث وفخامة صنعه من خلال تحفة فاخرة تتجلى فيها براعة سواروفسكي في صناعة الكريستال.

قال إيان ليفينجستون، رئيس شركة توبليرون وقطاع تجارة التجزئة في أماكن السفر العالمية: “لطالما كانت توبليرون أكثر من مجرد قالب شوكولاتة؛ فقد أصبح شراؤها عادةً لدى المسافرين، وأصبحت رمزًا للسفر، وتُعد من أشهر الهدايا في العالم. ابتكار قالب توبليرون الكريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي يعبر بالطبع عن هويتنا لأن علامتنا التجارية تهتم بالجودة بجدية شديدة، لكنها لا تبالغ في تقديرها لذاتها. الهدية المثالية تعبر عن ذلك بدقة، كما أنها ستشجع على جمع تبرعات لدعم قضايا مهمة تُسهم في تطوير العالم”.

حرفية صنع القالب الكريستالي

كل قالب توبليرون كريستالي من إنتاج سواروفسكي مصمم ومصنوع  بشكل مميز يبرز خبرة سواروفسكي العريقة في مجالها:

  • صُمم على شكل قالب شوكولاتة توبليرون الأصلي، وصُنع في النمسا.
  • يزن كل قالب 851 جرامًا، ويبلغ طوله 305 ملم.
  • يتكون كل قالب من 546 شريحة كريستالية مقطوعة بدقة متناهية.
  • استغرق إنتاج كل قالب 140 ساعة، واستغرقت صناعته 65 ساعة، وهو مصنوع يدويًا بالكامل.
  • صُنعت القوالب باستخدام تقنية قطع عالية الدقة، وهي تتميز ببريق لا مثيل له.


عبوة الهدية المثالية: متاحة للجميع

أنتجت توبليرون أيضًا لمن يفضلون شراء هدايا تذكارية فورية عبوة الهدية المثالية المتاحة لفترة محدودة والمزينة بكريستالات سواروفسكي، وهي تُباع حصريًا في متاجر التجزئة طوال فترة الحملة في المطارات بمختلف أنحاء العالم.

تحتوي العبوة على قالب شوكولاتة توبليرون بالحليب.

العبوة مزينة من الخارج بكريستالات، وتحتوي على شوكولاتة توبليرون غنية المذاق، وترقى كالعادة لمستوى إقبال المسافرين على شرائها في جميع المطارات.

نبذة عن توبيلرون

في عام 1908، ابتكر ثيودور توبلر وإميل باومان شوكولاتة فريدة من نوعها، وسُميت توبليرون، وهو اسم مركب يجمع بين اسم “توبلر” وكلمة “توروني” الإيطالية التي تعني حلوى النوجا بالعسل واللوز. اشتهرت هذه الشوكولاتة منذ بداية إنتاجها بشكلها المثلث المميز في جميع أنحاء العالم. ما زال مقر مصنعها الرئيسي يقع في منطقة بيرن برونين حيث يمارس موظفوه عملهم بحماس شديد كل يوم، وينتجون ما يصل إلى 4 ملايين قطعة توبليرون يوميًا، ويتم صنع نحو 90% من إجمالي مبيعات توبليرون على مستوى العالم في بيرن.

لم تتخذ توبليرون قط شكل الشوكولاتة المربع التقليدي لأنها ليست تقليدية من حيث الشكل والطابع والهدف. Never Square هو الإيمان بأن أفضل الأشياء في الحياة ليست تقليدية، وبالتالي أفضل الهدايا نادرًا ما تكون نمطية.

نبذة عن سواروفسكي

رواد صناعة الكريستال الفاخر منذ عام 1895.

تصنع سواروفسكي منتجات رائعة بجودة وبراعة فائقة، وتحتفي بالفخامة المبهرة والتعبير عن الذات.

تأسست سواروفسكي في عام 1895 بالنمسا على يد دانيال سواروفسكي، وهي تنتج أفخم أنواع الكريستال في العالم، وألماس سواروفسكي المُصنَّع، ولآلئ سواروفسكي الكريستالية، وأحجار زركونيا سواروفسكي، ومصوغات، وإكسسوارات، بالإضافة إلى ديكورات منزلية وكريستالات تُستخدم في صناعة السيارات.

يمتد نطاق أعمال سواروفسكي لإنتاج الكريستال في أكثر من 140 دولة حول العالم، ولديها 2,200 متجر، كما أنها تدير شبكة تضم شركاء مُختارين من عدة علامات تجارية، ويعمل لديها نحو 18,300 موظف في شتى أنحاء العالم. تتكون مجموعة سواروفسكي من شركة سواروفسكي إلى جانب شركتيها الشقيقتين سواروفسكي أوبتيك وتيروليت. تسعى سواروفسكي جاهدةً منذ تأسيسها إلى التأثير على الناس والمجتمع وكوكبنا بشكل إيجابي. لذلك تقوم سوارفسكي حاليًا بتطبيق تدابير الاستدامة في جميع أنشطة سلسلة القيمة مع الاهتمام بالابتكار الدائري ودعم التنوع والشمول وتشجيع التعبير عن الذات. ينطبق هذا الأمر أيضًا على الأعمال الخيرية التي تقوم بها مؤسسة سواروفسكي لدعم المنظمات الخيرية التي تُحدث أثرًا إيجابيًا في البيئة والمجتمع.

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Starlight Children’s Foundation wins British F1® Allwyn Global Community Award to make hospital stays kinder for children

F1® Allwyn Global Community Award 2026
The F1® Allwyn Global Community Award 2026 trophy presented to Jonny Wright and Laura Walsh from winning local charity Starlight Children’s Foundation at the FORMULA 1® PIRELLI BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2026 at Silverstone, UK.

The F1® Allwyn Global Community Award 2026 trophy presented to Jonny Wright and Laura Walsh from winning local charity Starlight Children’s Foundation
SILVERSTONE, United Kingdom, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Starlight Children’s Foundation has been named the British winner of the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award at the FORMULA 1® PIRELLI BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2026. The charity, which helps critically ill children in hospital play, laugh and do the things they love while receiving treatment, has been awarded €100,000 from Allwyn AG, the multi-national lottery-led entertainment company whose UK subsidiary operates The National Lottery. The Award will help Starlight to further its innovative approach to children’s care.

Many children in the UK are struggling with the emotional weight of medical care, with around 1.4 million vulnerable to healthcare-related trauma*. For a child, fear can feel overwhelming, often leading to deep distress that can make their treatment journey much harder and leave lasting marks on their wellbeing. However, Starlight creates moments of escape from these difficult situations.

The €100,000 donation from Allwyn will further Starlight’s pioneering pilot project – the introduction of the new ‘Health Play Practice Educator’ role to embed consistent play-informed care across the NHS, through activities and experiences. It will also facilitate the training of up to 1,000 professionals in specialised care. Starlight was commended by the judging panel for its spirit of innovation – a value shared by both Allwyn and Formula 1 – as well as the project’s scalability and potential for other organisations to replicate.

Alastair Ruxton, Chief Impact Officer at Allwyn UK and F1® Allwyn Global Community Award judge, said: “We are proud to award the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award to the Starlight Children’s Foundation. As judges, we were impressed by their spirit of innovation and their pioneering approach to tackling healthcare-related trauma many children face. Allwyn is proud to champion this kind of bold, systemic change, and it demonstrates how the impact of our global programme extends far beyond the racetrack.”

Cathy Gilman, CEO, Starlight said: “We are thrilled and deeply honoured to receive the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award. Hospitals and medical procedures can be incredibly scary and traumatising for children, but our new role will help hospitalised children understand, cope, and heal. This incredible €100,000 donation from Allwyn will directly fund our ambition to make hospital stays kinder and treatments gentler for seriously ill children.”

Ellen Jones, Head of ESG at Formula 1 and F1® Allwyn Global Community Award judge, added: “At Formula 1®, we are committed to leveraging our platform to drive transformative change within our local communities. The Starlight Children’s Foundation aligns closely with our broader social impact priorities, especially our commitment to using bold, innovative approaches to solve complex challenges in areas such as healthcare. Its new ‘Health Play Practice Educator’ role offers a scalable model for long-term impact.”

Starlight Children’s Foundation is the third non-profit to be recognised by the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award in 2026. Following a highly successful inaugural year in 2025, this year’s programme launched in May with Canadian charity La Tablée des Chefs winning the first Award at the FORMULA 1® LENOVO GRAND PRIX DU CANADA for its vital work in fighting food insecurity, by recovering and redistributing meals to vulnerable families. Last week, Allwyn awarded Austrian non-profit Sindbad Mentoring at the FORMULA 1® LENOVO AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 to supercharge its mission to level the playing field for young people, boost social mobility and inspire them to pursue their dream career pathways, especially in STEM.

More NGOs will be recognised across the Grand Prix race locations this season in the Netherlands, Austin, Mexico City and Las Vegas. Later in the year, Formula 1® fans will have the chance to cast their vote on their favourite winning initiatives as part of Allwyn’s plan to bring these fans closer to the programme.

Notes to editors

*Starlight Cause of Trauma report 2025

About Allwyn
Allwyn AG is a multi-national gaming entertainment company, lottery-led and with leading market positions and trusted brands across Europe and North America, listed on Euronext Athens. Its purpose is to make play better for all by focusing on innovation, technology, player safety and returning more to good causes across a growing casual gaming entertainment portfolio.

Allwyn Entertainment Ltd (Allwyn UK), a separate subsidiary of Allwyn AG, is the operator of The National Lottery in the UK.

Media enquiries [email protected]

About Allwyn’s partnership with Formula 1®
The multi-year partnership with Formula 1® represents a drive towards increased global awareness for Allwyn, with the sport’s 24 races across the globe, 750 million fans, and 96 million social media followers, as well as its reach across broadcast channels and entertainment outlets.

The partnership will reinforce Allwyn’s position as an international brand driving community impact across the world, in support of its global growth plans.

At the heart of the partnership is the development of initiatives that will support the company’s ambition to be a positive contributor to society globally. With Allwyn and Formula 1® equally committed to empowering fans and local communities, the partnership will give Allwyn the opportunity to utilise the sport’s ever-growing international fan base to celebrate those making positive change, sharing these inspiring stories on a global level.

About Formula 1®
Formula 1® racing began in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series. Formula One World Championship Limited is part of Formula 1® and holds the exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship™. Formula 1® is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) attributed to the Formula One Group tracking stock. The F1 logo, F1 Formula 1® logo, Formula 1®, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, PADDOCK CLUB and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1® company. All rights reserved.

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Further information about the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award, including eligibility criteria and the selection process, can be found on our website: https://www.allwyn.com/responsibility/community-award.

About Starlight
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The problem is fear. The answer is play. It’s time to put play into practice.

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Jeppesen ForeFlight Unveils Agentic AI Strategy and Engine for the Aviation Industry

Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™

Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™

New Solutions for Every Aviation Segment Launching in 2026
Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ Introduced as Company’s Aviation Intelligence Engine

AUSTIN, Texas, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jeppesen ForeFlight today unveiled its aviation-centric AI engine, the foundation of its strategy to bring responsible artificial intelligence to all sectors of aviation. Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ has been developed over the last several years, backed by decades of deep domain experience, industry-leading data, and capabilities spanning crew and fleet planning, day-of-flight operations, and flight deck solutions.

Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ is the foundational agentic AI engine combining commercially available data, segregated proprietary customer data, and extensive domain knowledge including safety, certification expertise, and contextual reasoning across every aviation market. Built on an open architecture and designed to be model agnostic, Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ gives customers full flexibility in how they adopt AI, whether by integrating their own agents, leveraging third-party solutions, or deploying Jeppesen ForeFlight’s native agents. Customers can move at their own pace, at lower cost, and with as much or as little human control over key decisions as their operations require. This flexibility, paired with the company’s reach across crew, fleet, operations, and flight deck performance, distinguishes Jeppesen ForeFlight from generic AI platforms and single-point solutions.

The company is already previewing its first product in the General Aviation market, the ForeFlight AI Connector, an MCP server connecting ForeFlight Mobile to a customer’s existing OpenAI ChatGPT environment. Users can query their personal AI for flight plans and refueling options, or build AI-connected tools and workflows using their data in ForeFlight Mobile. The company intends to expand this feature to other popular AI applications such as Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude so users can use the experience layer of their choosing.

Later this year, Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ will debut its first offerings to the Commercial and Business aviation segments, with military-focused capabilities to follow.

“General AI is confident, but often wrong. In our industry, these mistakes cascade into costly, dangerous, or catastrophic outcomes. Artificial intelligence is not enough for this industry, we need aviation intelligence: the assurance that the right data, right context, and right reasoning are applied every time, and always cross-checked and filtered through industry safety and governance protocols,” said Brad Surak, CEO, Jeppesen ForeFlight. “We have helped the industry evolve from paper to digital to mobile, and we are bringing to market a highly differentiated AI offering in Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ that customers can deploy on their own terms and timelines, at significantly lower IT costs than previous industry transitions.”

Unlike other aviation industry approaches, Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ differentiates and delivers in five critically important areas:

  • Reasons in Context – Trusted workflows that fully grasp how the aviation industry actually operates, not just what tended to happen last time.
  • Reasons from Certified Inputs – Provenanced intelligence: every outcome carries the regulatory authority and certified accuracy of Jeppesen ForeFlight’s longstanding aviation data and capabilities that much of the industry already relies on for safe and optimized operations.
  • Carries a Visible Why-Trail – Every recommendation reveals the underlying causal logic, from specific inputs and operational constraints through evaluated alternatives and associated uncertainty. This auditable decision trace creates a continuous improvement cycle, improving outcomes over time.
  • Operates Inside the company’s Safety Management System (SMS) – built on the safety framework aviation already runs on via our patent-pending Aviation Intelligence SMS (AI-SMS).
  • Human-centered Judgments – AI handles the volume. Customers select how much automation they need, with an assurance that humans remain in control of decision-making wherever necessary.

“We are leveraging decades of experience delivering data and software solutions globally, which compounds virtually every second on the 60 million flights we serve annually. But most importantly, our AI earns trust one decision at a time,” Surak added.

Jeppesen ForeFlight Airflow™ aviation context graph is the most authoritative record of how aviation operates. When our AI reasons from this foundation, every output inherits that regulatory provenance that is purpose-built within Jeppesen ForeFlight’s AI SMS: encompassing hazard identification, safety trend analysis, predictive risk modeling, and the integration of operational data with safety records in ways traditional tools cannot support.

Operators interested in early co-development access should contact their Jeppesen ForeFlight account executive or visit ai.jeppesenforeflight.com.

About Jeppesen ForeFlight

Jeppesen ForeFlight provides the data, software, and insights that power every segment of aviation. Pilots, operators, and flight crews trust us to plan, navigate, monitor, and optimize more than 60 million commercial, military, business, and general aviation flights each year. Our platforms support crew, fleet, and flight planning; network and operations management; and flight deck solutions. Our navigation data remains the global standard. From inventing paper charts a century ago to leading today’s AI-enabled era, we deliver deep domain expertise with unmatched insights as the platform for the aviation industry.

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