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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]
David Burden
CIO Profile Burden is a well-travelled CIO and his previous roles include executive VP of technology and services at Qantas Airways in Sydney, when the airline went through privatisation; CIO of Air Canada in Montreal; a year... [06 Jun 2007]
In-flight texts to take off in the US?
News The movement to make mile-high mobiles a reality is gathering pace at other airlines too - Ryanair is planning to allow mobile access on all its flights by mid-2007 and Australian national carrier Qantas has been given... [25 Apr 2007]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News Australia's national carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services. According to a Qantas spokesman, the three-month trial will involve a Boeing 767... [23 Apr 2007]
Australian bank the latest suitor for Airwave?
News The bank is also heavily involved in a bid for Australian airline Qantas, although several bids for the London Stock Exchange in 2005 were rejected. Acquisitive Australian bank Macquarie is interested in snapping up O2's... [04 Jan 2007]
Qantas outsources IT to India in $147m deal
News Australian airline Qantas is to outsource its IT software support and maintenance to India in a $147m deal. The transition of services to TCS and Satyam will take 15 months and will mean the loss of up to 340... [10 Nov 2006]
Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang
News A number of airlines have announced their decision to provide mobile connectivity in recent months, including Aussie airline Qantas and budget carrier Ryanair. Emirates has become the latest airline to announce it will... [09 Nov 2006]
Break in Connexion from December
News Both Ryanair and Qantas revealed in August they are planning to offer mobile connectivity in some aircraft. Connexion by Boeing, the soon to be defunct in-flight wi-fi service, has announced to customers that its last... [13 Oct 2006]
Virgin waives in-flight laptop battery use ban
News Virgin Atlantic's initial decision reflected similar restrictions by Korean Air and Qantas. Virgin Atlantic has lifted its total ban on the in-flight use of batteries for any Apple or Dell laptop. The airline recently... [26 Sep 2006]
Virgin bans in-flight use of Apple, Dell laptops
News The decision follows similar moves by Qantas and Korean Air. Virgin Atlantic has banned the in-flight use of most Apple and Dell laptops, following recalls of thousands of batteries by both computer makers. [18 Sep 2006]
Yahoo! tech chief - web 2.0 matters for business
News Next up in the CIO Vision Series of interviews - Stephen Tame, CIO of Jetstar, the low-cost offshoot of Australian national carrier Qantas. Web 2.0 isn't just about helping kids find new mates on social networking sites... [15 Sep 2006]
'G'day mate': In-flight mobile goes Down Under
News Australia's national carrier Qantas has announced it's signing up with local mobile operator Telstra, as well as AeroMobile and Panasonic Avionics Corporation. Connectivity will be up and running on one... [31 Aug 2006]
Qantas looking to bring tech into 21st century
News Australia's largest airline, Qantas, plans to examine how it delivers software applications as the next step in a billion-dollar-plus IT transformation project. However, Qantas has made a start on its... [28 Nov 2005]
IBM, Telstra sign £551m outsourcing deal with Qantas
News Qantas has announced multi-year information technology outsourcing deals worth AU$1.4 billion (£551m) with Telstra and IBM Global Services. Telstra will also manage Qantas' voice services for Australia... [17 May 2004]
