OpenAI’s new browser, ChatGPT Atlas, takes AI from chat to action, transforming how travelers search, plan, and book. It’s not just a new tool, but a new interface for digital travel.
AI is transforming aviation security, strengthening defenses while creating new vulnerabilities. The challenge is learning to master both sides of intelligence.
Cyberattacks on aviation are soaring, with incidents against airlines and airports up 600% in just one year. Outdated systems and complex supply chains make the industry an attractive target, while Israel stands out as a global hub for cybersecurity innovation.
Airports function like mini-cities, and produce waste like them too. While attention often goes to carbon emissions, single-use plastic remains a major blind spot. This Plastic-Free July, we highlight the growing efforts to cut plastic waste in terminals worldwide and the roadblocks along the way.
As temperatures rise and travelers seek new horizons, summer travel is being quietly redefined –
Airlines, airports, and cities are embracing innovation, from AI to sustainability, to reshape the way we plan, move, and experience our vacations. In this piece, we explore how these shifts are transforming the modern getaway.
When we talk about climate action in aviation, most eyes turn to the sky — to aircraft emissions, sustainable fuels, and flight optimization. But on the ground, airports hold massive untapped potential. Functioning like small cities, they consume enormous energy, shape passenger behavior, and present powerful opportunities for environmental impact.
In the face of one of the most complex security situations in its history, Israel’s innovation ecosystem continues to outperform. While global headlines focus on conflict, Israeli companies are raising, delivering, and scaling. This is a story of resilience, adaptability, and real-time execution. From corporate to early-stage startups, the ecosystem is proving, again, that innovation in Israel doesn’t stop. It adapts, responds, and accelerates.
As SAF becomes a global priority, Israel’s own innovation ecosystem is stepping up.
From carbon capture in water and air, to modular syngas systems and catalytic fuel synthesis, this snapshot highlights how local startups are helping shape a more sustainable future for aviation.
We asked the team at Hear to share their perspective on working with EL AL through our Fast Pass to POC program—and what it was like to translate cutting-edge AI into real operational value in aviation. Here’s what they had to say.