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RSS air franceAir France Improves On-Wing Maintenance Support
White Paper Because of rapid expansion at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport and increasingly stringent security protocol, Air France Industries is looking to unique building designs and specialty IT systems to... [01 May 2009]
Airline gets first NFC boarding
News Air France is testing out what it claims is the first deployment of NFC-enabled mobile boarding passes. The system is a joint project between Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and Air... [20 Apr 2009]
Leading Global Publisher Implements Asset4000
White Paper Institutional Investor, established in 1969, is famous for publications such as Euro money Magazine, Institutional Investor Magazine, Batteries International and Air France Journal. The group publishes... [09 Mar 2009]
Microsoft turns to Europe to fight the Google might
News The tickets enter users into the running for prizes such as free music downloads, air miles and video games. Ballmer's European trip includes stops in Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal and the UK.... [06 Oct 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment This sense of fun filtered out into the content on the site, which was a breath of fresh air compared with the stuffy stories on the paper tech magazines at the time. As we launched, I was thrown in the deep end - I was... [07 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Some 80 per cent of passengers using the service gave it their approval, according to Air France. In Europe, Air France started its trial with technology partner OnAir... [26 Jun 2008]
High speed TGV trains get online
News J is for Japan Air Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France travelling eastbound from Paris at speeds of up to 320kmph can enjoy a fledgling wi-fi service for free - but don't expect the free... [26 Mar 2008]
Philips' brings travel expenses down to earth
Case Study As part of that strategy, it signed a deal to take travel services through SkyTeam, a global airline alliance of nine members - Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, Continental Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines,... [03 Oct 2007]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News OnAir's service is also being trialled by Air France, the UK's BMI and TAP Portugal on a single aircraft in each airline's fleet. China's Shenzhen Airlines has fitted its planes with communications... [03 Sep 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News Air France will now be the first airline to install the GSM equipment on an A318 Airbus short-haul aircraft and is due to start offering the service from July. For the first three months of the six-month... [19 Jun 2007]
MiFID: The unanswered questions
News As for the legal situation if companies are not compliant by November, Philip Buttifant, director of wholesale policy at the British Bankers Association (BBA), said: "It's really up in the air. The BBA's Buttifant said... [08 May 2007]
In-flight texts to take off in the US?
News Air France was due to launch an in-flight mobile service last month but was forced to delay it until the summer. US budget airline JetBlue is considering an in-flight text messaging service but does not... [25 Apr 2007]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News This follows a recent decision by Air France to trial in-flight mobile use. Australia's national carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services. The... [23 Apr 2007]
Editor's Blog: Confusing communications?
Comment Then we had the story about how Air France was putting back and extending a trial to allow use of mobiles on flights. Years ago, when I used to call someone for the first time from silicon.com and had to... [18 Apr 2007]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News Air France will start a six-month trial for passengers to use their mobile phones to make calls and send emails and text messages during flights from July this year. Air... [18 Apr 2007]
