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BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News Paul Coby, CIO British Airways, BA said in a statement: "The iPhone is revolutionising mobile communications and allows us to provide instant access to arrivals and departures information which will enhance the experience of travelling with BA. [11 Jul 2008]
Mobile phones key to paperless air travel
News Online sales and increased use of web 2.0 technologies can also deliver savings to the industry, said Sita chairman and British Airways CIO, Paul Coby. Mobile phones could be a godsend to the airline industry - saving time and therefore money. [20 Jun 2008]
Paul Coby
CIO Profile The period in which Coby has been at the helm is widely viewed as one of the toughest in the airline's history but IT has played a crucial role in turning this around particularly through the customer-enabled BA transformation programme (Ceba). [11 Jun 2008]
Who sat in judgement...
Comment Paul Coby is CIO at British Airways. He was appointed to his current post in September 2001, having joined the airline in 1997 after a career as a senior civil servant. silicon.com has drawn on the knowledge of an international panel to sift... [03 Jun 2008]
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
Comment BA CIO Paul Coby has consistently said T5 was more a business transformation project than an IT one - meaning the challenge was always going to centre on processes and people. Having visited the terminal myself several times in the months before T5... [28 Mar 2008]
British Airways sets up tech innovation unit
News BA's CIO Paul Coby said the real-time and mission-critical nature of internet-based systems meant it was getting more difficult to introduce new innovations because of the risk. Coby said: "We have put it quietly live on the website - a sort of... [30 Nov 2007]
BA to roll out email to workers' mobiles
News BA CIO Paul Coby said in a statement: "ESS is one of my favourite programmes because it has delivered an enormous business transformational bang for a very small investment buck. The airline has been extending email connectivity to more than 20,000... [31 Oct 2007]
Airlines see passenger self-service take off
News Paul Coby, CIO of British Airways and chairman of Sita, said airlines are turning to the self-service to make travel easier but also because the tech is easy to deploy and leads to cost savings. Paul Coby was voted the UK's top CIO in silicon.com's [19 Oct 2007]
BA makes 'fresh' new tech hires
News Speaking at silicon.com's CIO Forum conference Paul Coby, BA CIO and the UK's top CIO, said IT has transformed BA since 9/11 "and in the next six years it will do it again", adding: "That's why IT matters to BA. [16 Oct 2007]
Leader: Who's setting tech's agenda this year?
Leader From Paul Coby at 11 and Bill Maguire at 25 - airline CIOs at BA and Virgin America respectively - to Rorie Devine at 26 over at Betfair and even the BBC's Ashley Highfield at 5 and BT's JP Rangaswami at 48 - two whose time is also spent providing... [15 Oct 2007]
Leader: How and why?
AS Analysis From Paul Coby at 11 and Bill Maguire at 25 - airline CIOs at BA and Virgin America respectively - to Rorie Devine at 26 over at Betfair and even the BBC's Ashley Highfield at 5 and BT's JP Rangaswami at 48 - two whose time is also spent providing... [12 Oct 2007]
Paul Coby
AS Profile Coby also takes an active role in wider industry groups and is chairman of Sita, the airline industry IT body, and chairman of the CIO board for IT industry skills group e-Skills UK. A respected statesman and valued spokesman for the CIO community... [12 Oct 2007]
CIO power
AS Analysis British Airways Paul Coby is the highest ranked CIO on the list at 11 and is described by the Agenda Setters panel as the "gold standard of what a CIO should be". Coby has driven down IT costs by almost half at BA over the past five years, as well... [12 Oct 2007]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo Paul Coby, British Airways (BA) CIO, said: "Technology is at the heart of everything [T5] does. BA's Coby said: "T5 encapsulates how a 21st century information management department plays a part in the business. [17 Jul 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo With these systems in place, British Airways CIO Paul Coby, said: "We're starting the process of bringing T5 alive. Coby was voted the UK's top CIO in silicon.com's CIO50. T5 has been jointly developed by BAA - which runs the airport - and British... [13 Jul 2007]
