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In-flight Wi-Fi system safe and raring to go, Boeing claims
News The market for wireless LANs that can be used on flights appears to be set to take off and is a natural extension of Wi-Fi offerings in terminals and other public places. Carriers such as British Airways and Germany's Lufthansa have been trialling... [01 Aug 2003]
In-flight internet deal brings Boeing closer to global coverage
News Boeing has tested the scheme since January and has been running the Connexion product on Lufthansa and British Airways' transatlantic and European flights for three months. Airplane manufacturer Boeing has taken another step closer to in-flight... [02 Sep 2003]
US Crisis: US government tightens e-ticket rules
News The US transportation secretary ordered a full resumption of air travel from 11:00 (BST) yesterday, but airlines have been slow to put planes in the air, with British Airways saying that it will not resume flights to North America until it... [14 Sep 2001]
Airlines cool on RFID tags
News But Coby was quick to reassure those who might be worried about the possiblity of some inconsiderate loud-mouthed mobile users invading their long-haul flights. Paul Coby, CIO at British Airways and chairman of the SITA group, said the issue of... [24 Mar 2005]
Airline IT spending nosedives and outsourcing increases
News One area of technology set to become standard on flights is SMS and web surfing. But Paul Coby, CIO of British Airways and chairman of SITA Group, maintained IT is still strategic to the future of the airline industry. [05 Jul 2004]
BT fails to unbundle silicon.com journalist
Comment The problems caused delays of up to 40 minutes for long haul passengers and 30 minutes for short flights. A large slice of humble pie for the British Airways table, please. Surely there's only so much oomska we can shovel before we hold up our... [20 Apr 2001]
BA to launch first direct Bangalore flights
News British Airways (BA) will start the first direct flights from the UK to Bangalore this weekend to cater for demand from business travellers involved in India's high-tech industry. The direct flights from London Heathrow to Bangalore begin on Sunday... [26 Oct 2005]
Software glitch hits UK flights
News British Airways alone has cancelled 14 return flights to Europe from Gatwick and Heathrow, according to reports. Short haul flights to Europe appear to be worst hit. A software problem at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) centre in Swanwick... [17 May 2002]
BT free flights giveaway to boost broadband take-off
News For a start, the flights aren't completely free, as customers will have to pay airport tax and any travel insurance in order to get to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Nice, Paris, Prague, Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington. [12 May 2004]
Logica helps BA keep flights on time
News The database of BA aircraft has already been completed and the first phase - dealing with all short-haul flights - is due to be finished by the end of July. Long-haul flights will be allocated through the system by mid-1999. [06 Jul 1998]
BA investigating IT check-in failure
News Although the problem was fixed quickly it led to check-in delays and 11 flights to European destinations were cancelled, with Heathrow's terminal one the worst affected location. A BA spokesman told silicon.com: "The actual problem was fixed fairly... [08 Sep 2003]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News British Airways, BMI and Aer Lingus all offer domestic flights from Terminal One. Travellers waiting to board UK-bound flights will now be able to access the larger international departure lounge at Terminal One providing they are willing to... [08 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
News Around 87 per cent of flights (both arrivals and departures) are due to run today, with a similar proportion operating tomorrow. So far 299 flights have been cancelled due to the problems which first emerged on Thursday when a number of issues... [31 Mar 2008]
Boeing takes wraps off in-flight net access
News Each international-bound plane flies approximately 700 flights a year, Carson estimated. Internet service for flights within the US will cost less, said Carson, but planes on domestic routes can complete five or more flights a day. [07 Feb 2003]
More In-flight broadband to come
News The in-flight Internet service will initially be introduced for flights in the Singapore-London corridor, starting sometime in the first quarter, the airline said. The service will be extended to other flights later. [06 Dec 2004]
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