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UK flights grounded by air traffic control glitch
News Airports across the south of England saw hundreds of flights cancelled yesterday following a computer problem affecting the air traffic control system. Inbound flights had to be... [26 Sep 2008]
Photos: Unmanned 'spy in the sky' takes off
Photo The Magic Atols system controlled the take-off and landing of several of the Watchkeeper air vehicle flights without the need for GPS. Automated take-off and landing flights of the... [15 Aug 2008]
Photos: The jet pack blasts off
Photo Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana in Cuernavaca, Mexico produces a hydrogen peroxide powered rocket belt capable of 20-second flights. Martin hovered off the ground, pictured, and showed off his aeronautical skills to... [01 Aug 2008]
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment While top executives can use the expensive helicopter ferry service launching soon, others are obliged to factor in a five-hour lead time before boarding even 30- to 50-minute short-haul flights to neighbouring tech... [30 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment In terms of travel avoidance, in May this amounted to 240 international and 120 domestic flights avoided. And it doesn't account for the lost time waiting in the airport for late flights. When you... [30 Jun 2008]
Beijing airport gets in shape for Olympics
News The number of flights arriving in Beijing is predicted to increase by 70 per cent during the Games with peak days of around 1,900 flights, compared to the usual 1,150 average. Beijing is due to host the... [31 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up BAA, the owner of Heathrow, said yesterday there was a "minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the baggage on some outgoing flights". A "minor problem" which led to 33 flights... [28 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment So long as the price of flights doesn't increase substantially, I think it's a worthwhile investment! I knew that it would happen eventually - now no long-waiting family member or active businessman may be starved of... [27 Mar 2008]
Mile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News Aircell, a company that sells air-to-ground telecommunications equipment to airlines, said this week that its in-flight broadband system will be used on some Virgin America and American Airlines flights... [13 Mar 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo silicon.com has been given an exclusive behind the scenes look at BAA's brand new Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow ahead of its official opening for British Airways (BA) flights on 27 March. There is also a section for flight... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos: Virgin goes Galactic for SpaceShipTwo
Photo The WhiteKnightTwo aircraft, expected to be ready for test flights this summer, is a high-altitude aircraft that will fly SpaceShipTwo to the upper atmosphere. Before Rutan won the X Prize, Richard Branson had already... [24 Jan 2008]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News China's Shenzhen Airlines has fitted its planes with communications technology that will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to make voice calls and send email and SMS messages during flights. [03 Sep 2007]
Using Enterprise Portals to Improve Employee Engagement and Customer Satisfaction: United Airlines SkyNet Portal
White Paper United Airlines (united.com) is one of the world's leading air carriers, offering 3,500 daily flights on a route network that spans the globe. Find out how United Airlines created a portal that motivates... [31 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. Air... [20 Jun 2007]
In-flight texts to take off in the US?
News A spokeswoman for JetBlue told silicon.com in-flight text messaging could happen in the near future and said if the company allows mobiles on its flights then they will only be used as "silent options" - meaning... [25 Apr 2007]
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