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RSS aviation in newsID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used as guinea... [07 Jul 2008]
Beijing airport gets in shape for Olympics
News Sita, the IT services company which specialises in aviation, has completed the installation of 700 work stations that will be used for check-in, boarding and transfers. Beijing's new $3bn airport terminal has completed the rollout of a major part... [31 Mar 2008]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News In a statement Ofcom said the safety of passengers is paramount so no system will be fitted before the Civil Aviation Authority and European Aviation Safety Agency have also approved the technology. Wireless from A to Z [26 Mar 2008]
British Airways to save millions with airfare tracking
News British Airways is set to save more than £4.5m in the first year by using an airfare analysis tool from aviation technology company Sita. The application will allow the airline to track airfares in the market and make informed changes to its own... [05 Mar 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed it fears Boeing's 787 Dreamliner computer systems could be hacked by passengers. The 787's flight, business and administrative support navigation systems, and entertainment systems... [07 Jan 2008]
Techies - clueless on climate change?
News The global IT industry accounts for two per cent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions - the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out - according to analyst house Gartner. Nine out of ten UK IT departments do not know what their... [04 Dec 2007]
Tech industry must step up to climate challenge
News According to Gartner analyst, Simon Mingay, the IT industry contributes two per cent of the global CO2 emissions - the same as the aviation industry. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging the tech industry to become greener to save the planet... [08 Nov 2007]
UK in-flight calls get green light
News The launch of in-flight mobile services by several airlines had been delayed by the awarding of the safety certificate by the European Aviation Safety Authority taking longer than expected. The earliest the mobile services could be available from... [18 Oct 2007]
Mobile check-in coming in to land
News Aviation industry body the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced a new standard for check-in with mobiles, using 2D barcodes. Paper boarding cards could soon be a thing of the past: checking in with mobile phones has received... [15 Oct 2007]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News Benoit Debains, CEO of OnAir - which is a joint venture between aircraft manufacturer Airbus and airline industry IT body Sita - said in a statement: "China is a significant and fast growing aviation market and we are proud to be able to deliver... [03 Sep 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News The launch of in-flight mobile services by several airlines had been hit by delays in the award of the safety certificate by the European Aviation Safety Authority. The European air-safety body has given the green light for airborne GSM equipment... [19 Jun 2007]
Tech as dirty as aviation
News The global IT industry accounts for two per cent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions - the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out, according to analyst house Gartner. The estimate is based on the amount of energy PCs, servers... [30 Apr 2007]
In-flight mobile use stays grounded in the US
News A federal advisory committee, at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, is currently finishing up its own study on broader use of emerging telephone technologies on aircraft on its own and expects to issue recommendations later this... [04 Apr 2007]
Top 10 uses of an iPod you'd never expect
News The company's CEO is also hoping developers will come up with some new aviation applications using the iPod. You may even use one yourself in the gym or while walking the dog. However, the rise of the iPod has prompted generations of developers... [20 Mar 2007]
Vista off-limits, say two US gov agencies
News The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the largest organisation under the DoT, is taking the opportunity to consider alternatives to Microsoft's operating system and productivity software, said an FAA spokeswoman. [14 Mar 2007]
