aircraft
RSS aircraftBoeing turns on in-flight TV feed
News In addition, Asiana, China Airlines, El Al Israeli Airlines and Korean Air have announced they intend to install the Connexion system on their long-range aircraft. Connexion, a unit of Boeing, has said it will offer live television to airline... [18 May 2005]
Methanol-powered laptops - how the cells work
News Airlines can independently ban certain products or devices from the cabin if they feel the objects could interfere with the handling of the aircraft, said a representative for the Federal Aviation Administration. [07 Oct 2002]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Screen tests
Comment One of my key discoveries in terms of operating environments has been that the use of a laptop computer in physically unstable conditions - automobiles, trains and sometimes aircraft - can be overcome by selecting all, triple spacing and... [22 Aug 2002]
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 day of operation will be 31... [13 Oct 2006]
Google snaps up aerial photographer
News In addition to developing its DDP-2 (Direct Digital Panoramic) camera system, the company has its own aircraft to house it. Google has acquired ImageAmerica, a company that builds high-resolution cameras and uses them to take aerial photographs. [23 Jul 2007]
Robin Dargue
CIO Profile Dargue is also a high flyer away from work, piloting light aircraft, and he also indulges in his passions for cycling and diving. What bigger challenge is there after becoming CIO of the world's biggest drinks company Diageo aged just 36, turning... [11 Jun 2008]
Massive tech investment at heart of BA recovery plans
News The project implementation, which started in May, is being launched in three phases that will allow the system to be rolled out in a controlled environment while verifying its full functionality before a full review ahead of going live across all... [24 Sep 2003]
Photos: 'Top Gun course' for submarine hunters
Photo Those trained on the course could be analysing sonar readings from aircraft, ships or submarines. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has showcased how top sonar operators are trained to find enemy submarines. [22 Aug 2007]
easyJet outsources IT
News With the current emphasis on disaster recovery, Savvis will also provide mirrored remote data centres - which can easily take over in the event of a main data systems' failure.easyJet operates 111 aircraft between 76 airports in 21 countries. [24 Oct 2006]
Ryanair bookings soar online
News Expansion plans include Internet-only seat sales and low fare promotions, the addition of eight new European routes - to cities in France, Italy, Germany and Sweden - to its network by the end of this year and the purchase of five more aircraft. [16 Feb 2000]
Killer robots terror warning
News More than 4,000 robots are already deployed on the ground in Iraq and by October 2006 unmanned aircraft had flown 400,000 flight hours. Forget the cuddly C3P0 and R2D2 - the robots of the future may well share the murderous instincts of the Daleks... [28 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Isn't it time to revive this two-tier system if mobile phone usage is to rear its ugly, boorish shaved head in passenger aircraft? This week, readers get worked up over rude mobile users - should they be slapped with an ASBO? [15 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.12.03
Round-Up The 19-year-olds splashed out on aircraft, artwork, industrial machinery, patents and restaurants and after hacking into an account on an online auction site. This is expected to be a bumper year for ecommerce with gadgets leading the way this... [19 Dec 2003]
Information is the new killer app
News Even eBay.co.uk, which allows users to exchange goods in an auction, meets this description because it captures the spirit of infinite possibility - almost anything a buyer could wish for has been auctioned on the site, from a World War Two... [02 Jan 2002]
HP apes Hewlett in online battle
News Fiorina also cost the company roughly $250,000 in expenses including more than $40,000 on the use of HP's aircraft. HP has stepped up its battle against renegade board member Walter Hewlett with the launch of a website to argue its case in the... [30 Jan 2002]
