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RSS planes in newsBrits want ASBOs for rude mobile users
News The survey, which was carried out by moneysupermarket.com, also found more than half of respondents are against mobile use on planes - flying in the face of European Commission moves to bring mobile calls to European flights. [09 May 2008]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News The approved system will be useable once planes are more than three kilometres above ground level so they don't interfere with ground-based mobile networks. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… [26 Mar 2008]
Mile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News American Airlines will initially enable 15 of its 767s with broadband, and eventually it will offer internet connectivity on 500 planes. Virgin plans to provide broadband on all its planes, according to a blog posted on GigaOm. [13 Mar 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News Planes The planes would then have been launched over cities, circling at altitudes of more than 51,000 feet to provide a comms service footprint on the ground of around 120km in diameter. The A to Z of broadband [06 Mar 2008]
Airlines defrost planes with Met Office tech
News The Met Office system is aiming to make waiting for planes to be de-iced a thing of the past. Airport staff are provided with 98 per cent accurate and detailed forecasts via the web, email, fax and text to allow planes to be treated with anti-icing... [08 Jan 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News Although the International Air Line Pilots Association has recommended the planes are also equipped with a system for flight crew to manually disable passengers' ability to connect to certain networked systems, the FAA has said it will not impose... [07 Jan 2008]
US plane security turns on batteries
News The agency said loose lithium batteries not installed in devices pose a fire risk to passenger planes. New rules from the US Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) that took effect in the US on 1 January ban travellers from carrying loose... [04 Jan 2008]
Budget airline launches in-flight wi-fi
News Low-cost airline JetBlue has equipped one of its Airbus A320 planes with an onboard wireless network and has forged partnerships with Yahoo! and RIM to give passengers access to email and instant messaging functions while in the air. [07 Dec 2007]
UK in-flight calls get green light
News The Ofcom proposals have been developed jointly with other EU countries and are intended to cover all European airspace but it is up to the individual airlines to decide whether they want to introduce such mobile services with the installation of... [18 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]
e-Borders to cost £1bn over next decade
News Brown told parliament: "The way forward is electronic screening of all passengers as they check in and out of our country at ports and airports - so that terrorist suspects can be identified and stopped before they board planes, trains and boats... [02 Aug 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News No-frills airline Ryanair will be the first fleet deployment of the technology across its Boeing 737 planes. 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... [19 Jun 2007]
Test your CIO knowledge - and win an iPod
News Which three CIOs on the CIO50 list are also pilots (planes or helicopters)? They're leaders, influencers, innovators and strategists. They're at the top of the IT tree. And for the first time, silicon.com names them - the UK's top 50 CIOs. [14 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 Wi-fi on planes, however, is another story. The US Federal Communications Commission is to drop an ongoing inquiry into relaxing a prohibition on mobile phone use in airborne aircraft. The regulators said it was "premature" to decide the issue... [04 Apr 2007]
