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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. Indeed, momentum has once again been building around in-flight wireless and... [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. If new [airport] employees... [23 Jul 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo This demonstration model of a ramp management app, which has yet to be deployed with an airline, shows each stage of preparation that needs to be completed before a plane can take off - the yellow boxes shown here. [07 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. For... [03 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.01.09
Round-Up Up to now, one of the few places perfect for getting work done (as far as the Round-Up is concerned) was on a plane. Also, that means nobody will be forced to listen to the inevitable "I'm on the plane. [30 Jan 2009]
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment Raghu Shenoy, chief executive of a small Bangalore IT services firm, thinks nothing of jumping on a plane to see a client. The $620m airport opened at the end of May, apparently in the middle of nowhere... [30 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment I was off the plane - and had picked up my luggage - and sailed out of the airport in just 10 minutes. My overall verdict - it's a fine airport terminal, although I'm hardly the world's... [16 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Doing little to dispel the general sense of despair at Heathrow was news the airport has had to temporarily suspend plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through the... [28 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 Z is for Zurich... [21 Feb 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being drawn through the terminal towards their plane. One of the 96 self-check-in kiosks, also seen at other BA airport... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo By putting the tech right by the plane any last minute changes, such as removal of baggage, can be managed more efficiently. The screens display information about the workings of the whole airport,... [12 Feb 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... [04 Jan 2008]
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]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo Above, a British Airways plane passes the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow. So far, 69 existing airport systems have been modified to make sure they integrate seamlessly with those in T5. Gaines said the team... [17 Jul 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Let the train take the strain
Comment So all in all there's little difference between train and plane travel times. Allowing an hour to check in and pass security, plus an added 15 minutes should the Heathrow 'Xpress' (ho ho) be up to the levels of service I... [04 Jun 2007]
