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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. The mobile app could... [03 Jul 2009]
Plane sailing as Sita ditches 30-year-old mainframes
News The organisation has inked a 15-year deal with Oracle to update its Passenger Reservations System - which also covers ticketing, inventory and departure control - and forms part of its Horizon passenger... [23 Mar 2009]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment All calls will be routed through the plane's on-board GSM network and charged to the customer on their monthly bill as a standard international roaming call. He adds that they also run a leaky cable along the aircraft... [26 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the self-important morons shouting into their blingfones (TM). [15 May 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. Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5 It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was... [16 Apr 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 Semaphore - which checks... [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. Housed under a huge arched roof, T5 aims to revolutionise the British Airways... [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. They can also look up passenger lists and flight information. The desk... [12 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 report said: "It allows new kinds of... [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]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment I'm on the plane. I have never spoken to a single air passenger who wants this. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users... [25 Oct 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. Among the low-cost airlines surveyed and... [19 Oct 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo If passengers check in before their plane arrives, their bags end up here before being automatically retrieved by the baggage system when the flight is due to be loaded. T5 will be able to accommodate 30 million extra... [13 Jul 2007]
Heathrow to run biometric security checks
News This means that once the passenger has been biometrically identified at check-in their details are checked against various government, intelligence and immigration databases and 'watch lists' before the... [06 Dec 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations
Comment Recently I boarded at Copenhagen with my computer bag, my clothing bag, all my shaving equipment, aftershave, deodorant, and medications etc, and carried them onto the plane and loaded into the overhead - no worries. [25 Sep 2006]
