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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". BA, the sole airline using Terminal 5, yesterday had to cancel flights due to the baggage... [28 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 crew where they can check... [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 announced SpaceShipOne would... [24 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Silent flights
Video In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane explains his secret to feeling refreshed after long-haul flights - and even gives a glimpse of what his blog would sound like from inside an aircraft cabin. [22 Oct 2007]
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]
Southwest Airlines Flies High With Real-Time Flight Data
White Paper SWIFT is a flight management tool consisting of applications for managing the fleet of aircraft and dispatching flights. In the airline industry, Southwest Airlines is considered a true maverick. By shaking up the rules of flying and improving upon... [09 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 passengers would be allowed to send... [25 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 France will only be installing the system on one A318 Airbus short-haul... [18 Apr 2007]
Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang
News Emirates has become the latest airline to announce it will be allowing travellers to use their mobile phones during flights. Emirates will be able to control the system to limit the annoyance factor of mobile addicts, and will be able to silence... [09 Nov 2006]
Ryanair gives in-flight mobile access
News Ryanair plans to allow passengers mobile access to voice and text communications on all of its flights from the middle of 2007. When asked about the cost of the service, Ryanair said that it would "mirror" international roaming charges, even on... [30 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News The technology, developed by Airbus and Sita joint venture OnAir, will allow passengers to make in-flight mobile calls and send text messages on short-haul flights across Europe at a cost of around $2.50 per minute. [07 Aug 2006]
Mobiles on planes: Pilots speak out on safety fears
News A number of professional pilots contacted by silicon.com have said the threat posed to flights by mobile phones is minimal and they are confident on-board technology will enable mobile calls to be placed safely. [02 Aug 2006]
Air France gets first mobile-friendly plane
News The system will get its run out on short haul flights to Europe and north Africa. Many more airlines are looking at in-flight wi-fi deployments, including United Airlines and Lufthansa, the latter with a live service on trans-Atlantic flights. [04 Apr 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: RFID and flight security
Comment Seems to me all means of ignition should be banned on all flights if we are really serious about aircraft safety. Safety procedures are being followed and the determined process of ejecting both passengers from the aircraft is underway. [01 Dec 2005]
United to take off with in-flight Wi-Fi
News If that is received, the airline will initially offer the Wi-Fi service only on domestic US flights on the 757-200 but plans to eventually make it available on all domestic and international flights. Lufthansa has offered an in-flight wireless... [23 Jun 2005]
