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The A to Z of wireless
News From using your mobile phone on a plane to surfing the net while you down a pint in the pub, wireless is revolutionising the way we do business. But it's no longer just a question of untethering your PC from its... [11 Aug 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News The government has spent millions of pounds on a project to provide airport staff with ID cards - despite doubts over whether any workers will actually take part in the scheme. According to the Identity and Passport Service's (IPS)... [23 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News In the future, your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check-in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane lands. It's a vision that... [03 Jul 2009]
Google 'poised to buy Twitter'
News Plenty of people search for relatively timeless information, but plane crashes, earthquakes, election results, and other events are popular search subjects, too, and Google constantly strives to better match its results... [03 Apr 2009]
Plane sailing as Sita ditches 30-year-old mainframes
News Airline industry IT body Sita is ditching 30-year-old mainframes as part of a plan to roll out a new reservations system. The organisation has inked a 15-year deal with Oracle to update its Passenger Reservations System - which also... [23 Mar 2009]
ID cards project adds implementation chief
News The government agency in charge of the impending ID card rollout has appointed an additional senior executive. According to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an extra board member has been appointed to the scheme as the government... [18 Nov 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News With a nod to public disquiet over the notion of being sardine-tinned on a plane surrounded by the inane conversations of strangers, Reding added: "I also call on airlines and operators to create the right conditions on... [08 Apr 2008]
Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call
News Calls can be made and received while the plane is at cruising altitude. Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend $27m to kit out its entire fleet with... [25 Mar 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below... [21 Feb 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The 787, which seats up to 381 passengers, is set to become Boeing's second most popular plane after the 737 with almost half of Qantas's 51 orders from Boeing made up of 787s. The 787's flight, business and... [07 Jan 2008]
US plane security turns on batteries
News Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board could not rule out the possibility lithium batteries started a fire in a plane at the Philadelphia National Airport last year, according to the Associated Press. [04 Jan 2008]
Budget airline launches in-flight wi-fi
News The airline considers the plane - nicknamed 'BetaBlue' - to be an early-stage test as the company explores expanding in-flight communication options. The plane will take its inaugural flight on Tuesday,... [07 Dec 2007]
Top 10 weird data disasters
News Here goes…: To test the functionality of a parachute, a camera was dropped from a plane. This year the company has seen more damaged portable devices than ever before. Strange ways of damaging hardware in the company's... [05 Dec 2007]
Airlines see passenger self-service take off
News Passengers are also turning to self-service kiosks to avoid queues with 37 per cent of plane travellers expected to use these kiosks during 2007, rising to 49 per cent next year. Airlines are embracing self-service... [19 Oct 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News A picocell located on board the Airbus aircraft will pick up mobile phone signals via a 'leaky cable' antenna running along the length of the plane. The launch of in-flight mobile services by several airlines had been... [19 Jun 2007]
