airplane
RSS airplaneHP video conferencing and collaboration tools reach for the sky
News At $149, and no subscription fee, it costs less than a round-trip airplane ticket from pretty much anywhere, as Woods noted. Looking to take advantage of tightened corporate travel budgets, HP has showed off the latest... [23 Sep 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo The software can be used to record completed maintenance checks and substitutions of airplane parts. Handheld tech is helping to save time and money for airports amid some of the toughest economic conditions that the... [07 Jul 2009]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News When an airplane is outfitted it is expected to last 10 to 12 years so, as a consequence, most of the in-flight entertainment devices are obsolete within maybe two years," Hansman told the Sita Air Transport IT Summit in... [03 Jul 2009]
CIOs: Go large for services
Comment In the 20th century, Lindberg crossed the Atlantic in a single engine, single pilot airplane while others in larger multi-engine aircraft failed. When it comes to managing services, thinking big will get you far, says... [24 Jun 2009]
Hobby Site SeatGuru.com Found a Real Business With Google AdSense
White Paper In October 2001, frequent flyer Matthew Daimler launched SeatGuru.com with a single color-coded interactive airplane seating chart. Today the site provides seating diagrams for more than 100 different planes. [22 Jun 2009]
High-Assurance SDR-Based Avionics RFID System
White Paper This novel architecture supports various future eEnabled airplane applications based on RFID technology. As RFID readers and wireless communication equipment is installed on-board of airplanes, it has to support a... [13 Apr 2009]
Google touts offline Gmail for iPhone
News The software let Gundotra browse and read email even after he switched the phone into airplane mode, which shuts off the wireless network. Showing that its web application priorities extend to the mobile world, Google on... [20 Feb 2009]
Photos: Computers usher in pilots' vision 2.0
Photo The Vision Based Inspection computer system can be used in safety inspections to examine airplane fuselages between flights. Enhanced vision technologies could be used to help the military pinpoint potential targets, aid... [16 Jan 2009]
A Middleware Architecture for Unmanned Aircraft Avionics
White Paper An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is a non-piloted airplane designed to operate in dangerous and repetitive situations. With the advent of UAV's civil applications, UAVs are emerging as a valid option in commercial scenarios. [03 Jan 2009]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment In addition, the picocell needs to be able to stop mobile phones on the airplane attempting to connect with external base stations. What's the tech behind that change and just how welcome is it, asks Anthony Plewes. [26 Jun 2008]
Business travellers demand more tech
News Business travellers are crying out for airplane wi-fi and the ability to carry out mobile payments. Just under half, 49 per cent, of the 3,000 jetsetters questioned by Barclaycard Business want airlines to provide... [02 Jun 2008]
Photos: Nasa's top 10 on Earth
Photo The height of Mount Everest and the Himalayas makes this photo - taken in 2004 - look as if it came from an airplane. An eruption of Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, which lasted only hours, was... [24 Apr 2008]
New Airplane Design Requires Full Range of CAD Functionality at Affordable Price
White Paper Adam Aircraft's A500 airplane differs from other twin engine planes in two important ways. Adam Aircraft wanted to hold down development costs and meet rigorous requirements for FAA certification as quickly as possible. [15 Jan 2008]
Fast Development for a Rugged Plane
White Paper Quest Aircraft Company has designed a new 10-place single engine utility turboprop airplane known as the Kodiak. This is a plane that's specifically designed to go places other planes can't. Quest Aircraft Company wanted... [15 Jan 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The report said: "It allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. Because of this new... [07 Jan 2008]
