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RSS airlinesFlash of Silverlight to put Microsoft hot on Adobe's heels?
News Microsoft announced a couple of new customers for Silverlight on Friday including MGM which is using it to produce the SGU: Stargate Universe site, and Continental Airlines, which is remaking its reservation call-centre... [13 Jul 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo Sita has also developed a mobile web app for air travellers, currently being trialled by Malaysia Airlines, that allows passengers to check flight schedules and fares from their phones. The app will be made available to... [07 Jul 2009]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation expert. [03 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News Sita is currently piloting a mobile web app with Malaysia Airlines that allows passengers to check flight schedules, fares and local shopping from their phones, and which could eventually make use of context. [03 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 gets a better grip on power
News Continental Airlines, which has thousands of PCs, saved between $1.5m and $2m per year by using the tools in Vista, according to Microsoft. Microsoft has made energy efficiency a key design element of Windows 7, focusing... [15 Jun 2009]
Continental Flies Higher by Saving Millions With Microsoft Hyper-V on HP BladeSystem
White Paper Continental Airlines (www.continental.com) is the fifth largest airline in the world. At number five, Continental may not be the world's biggest airline. But in a number of surveys, passengers say it's the best. [12 Jun 2009]
Virgin Atlantic integrates IT and finance depts
News Virgin Atlantic Airlines is integrating its IT and finance departments, with IT director Mike Cope leaving the company as a result. The airline told silicon.com: "Virgin Atlantic is integrating the activities of its IT... [03 Jun 2009]
Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App
White Paper She draws on research from an industry survey and in-depth case studies of seven leading companies include Dow Chemical, Corporate Express, and Continental Airlines. Business intelligence has become a top IT priority for... [02 Jun 2009]
Continental Airlines Streamlines Operations, Cuts Costs with Virtualization Solution
White Paper Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. To expand its virtualized server and desktop infrastructure, Continental Airlines deployed a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. [30 May 2009]
In-flight broadband 'to take off this year'
News The fledgling in-flight broadband market is set for serious growth this year, according to analyst house In-Stat, which predicts the number of web-enabled aeroplanes will surge from 25 in 2008 to some 800 by the end of this year. [08 May 2009]
Photos: 10 ways to pimp your BlackBerry
Photo It's feature-packed - including a comprehensive travel directory (airlines, hotels and car rental companies), plus flight schedules and status, hotel booking, world and local weather and a currency converter. [17 Apr 2009]
In-flight mobiles takes off in EU
News The European Union today welcomed the swift take up of in-flight comms by airlines Ryanair, TAP and bmi, just a year after the European Commission created rules allowing for the safe use of phones on planes across... [02 Apr 2009]
Boost Back-Office Efficiency and Enhance Supply Chain Collaboration Through Electronic Invoicing
White Paper Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines by any measure. Delta was among the first airlines to recognize the benefits of electronic invoicing and was a pioneer in the adoption of Electronic... [01 Apr 2009]
Are airlines' security budgets safe?
News While airlines may be feeling the pinch, cost-cutting doesn't seem to have hit security budgets. According to research by the airline IT industry body Sita, only 10 per cent of airlines saw their... [30 Mar 2009]
Identity crisis for £1.2bn e-Borders system?
News The British Air Transport Association (Bata), the trade body for UK airlines, recently warned that the system could cause disruption to holiday travellers when it is introduced. The UK Border Agency has a network of... [30 Mar 2009]
