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RSS in-flight airBritish Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News On Tuesday, BA will go live with an in-flight connectivity service from OnAir, which will see passengers on the all business class route able to use their mobiles to send texts or emails and browse the web. [28 Sep 2009]
Underwater robots, Google Moon, edible beetles and ID cards
Photo Airport IT supplier Sita developed this mobile web app for air travellers, currently being trialled by Malaysia Airlines, that allows them to check flight schedules and fares from their phones. Photo... [04 Aug 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo Sita has also developed a mobile web app for air travellers, currently being trialled by Malaysia Airlines, that allows passengers to check flight schedules and fares from their phones.... [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... [03 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News For instance, if you are getting out of your car at the airport, the app that has the details of your flight realises you have not checked-in and lights up and asks you whether you want to... [03 Jul 2009]
British Airways: No mobiles on old planes
News British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA CIO Paul Coby predicted "exciting" new... [01 Jul 2009]
Global Air Freight Company Analyzes Mission Critical Logistics Data With SQL Server 2005
White Paper This mission critical tracking involves processing some 25,000 movement messages a day and more than 150,000 items of flight data. Jettainer specializes in management of air freight... [30 Jan 2009]
Mile high text for British Airways' business fliers
News British Airways is to launch an in-flight SMS and email service for business travellers flying between London and New York. A spokesman for BA said it is installing an... [27 Jan 2009]
Air Travel Web Site Enhances Brand, Enriches User Experience With 3-D Flight Tracker
White Paper iFly.com provides comprehensive information about air travel across North America, offering travel planning, trip purchasing, and flight monitoring resources on a single Web portal. Brand maintenance,... [10 Dec 2008]
Photos: Unmanned 'spy in the sky' passes first test
Photo The UAV now operates with dual payloads - for example, in flight, it can operate with radar as well as stream imagery to the ground control station, according to a Thales' spokeswoman. April this year... [26 Nov 2008]
Photos: Wi-fi flying high with Virgin America
Photo Set to launch its in-flight wi-fi service this week, Virgin America offered a demonstration flight on Saturday.silicon.com sister site CNETNews.com went along for the ride. Here, a... [24 Nov 2008]
Leading an Indian giant through a downturn
Comment He remarks as we pull in to Heathrow that he will be taking a red-eye flight, so he can avoid wasting daylight hours in the air. Leading companies in... [17 Sep 2008]
Aircraft Engine On-Board Diagnostics Based on Neural Network
White Paper Current research recommends to move from trend analysis of gasdynamics parameters measured on the engine during flight to numerical analysis of engines air-gas path defects criteria using neural networks... [04 Aug 2008]
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment Shenoy gets all the way to London from Bangalore in about twice the time his colleagues take to travel to the airport to catch a domestic flight. When Shenoy arrived at the airport last month to board a... [30 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment It is not a revolutionary service - people just want to use their own phone in flight," says David Coiley, VP strategy and external relationships at independent GSM operator AeroMobile. Emirates chose to... [26 Jun 2008]
