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RSS airline airGov't battles EU to use passenger data
News PNR data includes passenger name, travel agent or airline contact, ticket number, itinerary of at least one segment of the journey, name of person making the booking and can include age, fare details, form of payment, home address, passenger phone... [08 Aug 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson said in a statement: "Worldwide, computers are responsible for the same quantity of carbon emissions as the airline industry. Thin client technology is flagged as having potential to reduce energy consumption... [17 Jul 2008]
Air China Enhances Sales and Customer Service With Avaya Intelligent Communications Solutions
White Paper The popularization of the e-ticket provides airline companies with a good opportunity to enhance direct sales. As the competition in aviation industry is becoming severe, Air China, the leader in the domestic aviation industry, hopes to revamp its... [09 Jul 2008]
Case-Study - Air Canada Passengers & IBM Self-Service Kiosk
White Paper Air Canada, Canada's biggest airline, knows that today's travelers aren't locked into any one airline, and bad travel experiences can quickly lead them to other carriers. They looked to innovative e-business technology--in the form of self-service... [03 Jul 2008]
Integration of GPS Devices With Computer Software for Airline Safety Applying C/C++ and Perl
White Paper The horrible events of September 11, 2001 unveiled a devastating realm of vulnerability and inefficiency in air travel tracking and safety. In this research, focuses on the integration of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices with computer... [03 Jul 2008]
From Market Dream to Market Dominator in Less Than a Decade: Amadeus
White Paper Beyond ticketing at airline reservation offices, Amadeus would have to make major inroads with travel agencies - a vital sales channel which, at the time, sold four of every five airline tickets. A little over 10 years ago, Amadeus was a dream... [03 Jul 2008]
Continental Airlines' Crewsolver System Gets Planes Back In the Air Faster
White Paper Tired of the extended manual recovery time Continental faced with each weather-related disruption to its schedule, the airline decided it needed a faster, more reliable way to alter the schedules of hundreds of crew teams and fully recover... [03 Jul 2008]
Savi Aviation Security: Airport, Air Cargo and Airline Security
White Paper This white paper discusses the current challenges that exist with airport, air cargo and airline security and outlines the role that Savi Technology's solution can provide to ensure a more complete and effective solution. [03 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment The airline has started the next phase of the trial that will allow passengers to use their phone for voice calls. They are in effect acting as airborne mobile virtual network operators and typically have a revenue-sharing agreement with the airline. [26 Jun 2008]
Mobile phones key to paperless air travel
News Mobile phones could be a godsend to the airline industry - saving time and therefore money. Phones are currently used by 90 per cent of airline passengers, which opens up possibilities for revenue-generating opportunities - such as mobile vouchers... [20 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up The airline is spending a cool $27m kitting out its entire fleet of planes with an in-flight mobile communications system. BA, the sole airline using Terminal 5, yesterday had to cancel flights due to the baggage system problems, although most... [28 Mar 2008]
High-Performance, Automated Cargo Management Solution for Emirates SkyCargo
White Paper Emirates SkyCargo required a new application that would be scalable for future needs and allow multi-airline hosting. Emirates SkyCargo is the award winning air-freight division of Emirates Airlines. It is an industry leader due to its strength in... [28 Mar 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Passengers flying to and from Dubai out of Terminal 3 with Emirates airline will have a tiny chip embedded in their luggage tags. J is for Japan Air Heathrow airport is trialling RFID tracking technology that will help make the nightmare of lost... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo BA crew log onto the airline's system by swiping their crew card and entering a PIN at one of these computers. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when they pass through the terminal. [12 Feb 2008]
Budget airline launches in-flight wi-fi
News LiveTV, a division of the airline, was awarded a 1MHz air-to-ground wireless licence in June 2006, following an intense bidding war. Low-cost airline JetBlue has equipped one of its Airbus A320 planes with an onboard wireless network and has forged... [07 Dec 2007]
