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RSS flightsCould wireless kit foil airline hijacks?
News Flight attendants may soon be outfitted with wireless devices that would be used to alert pilots of attempted hijackings or other security threats to flights. Instead, the proposal merely says passenger flights must have an "approved means" by... [22 Sep 2005]
Thai Airways pricing blunder: The plot thickens
News Last week silicon.com reported on a 'too good to be true' online offer from Thai Airways which appeared to be giving away free flights from London to Bangkok. Similarly, while we're told not to believe everything we read in the papers, once silicon... [02 May 2003]
Amazon and Expedia unite in holiday venture
News Along with letting its four million users book flights, holidays and hotels, Amazon.co.uk will provide links to its own travel related content such as travel guides, digital cameras and language software. [27 Nov 2001]
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]
BT hits back at free flight delay claims
News BT has hit back at claims that delays and backlogs have turned its free flight offer for new broadband customers a fiasco, saying that most customers have received their flights and 5,000 vouchers remain unclaimed. [05 Oct 2004]
Computer glitch hits UK airports
News Flights out of the UK were held on the ground after the computer problem struck at around 18:30(GMT). According to a spokesman from NATS the problem was resolved by 19:03(GMT) and a spokeswoman for British Airports Authority told silicon.com the... [17 Feb 2005]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo silicon.com has been given an exclusive behind the scenes look at BAA's brand new Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow ahead of its official opening for British Airways (BA) flights on 27 March. There is also a section for flight crew where they can check... [12 Feb 2008]
BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News The app enables customers to view the BA timetable, get real-time travel arrival and departure info and book flights - all on their Apple gadget. Customers can also save 'favourite flights' in order to easily keep updated on their progress, said BA... [11 Jul 2008]
Airlines to change systems to cope with OFT regulations
News The OFT is concerned that airline contracts do not guarantee financial compensation to customers whose flights are rescheduled. Despite the ongoing investigation, many airlines are evaluating sophisticated information systems so they can cancel... [28 Jun 1999]
NATS says sorry for air traffic chaos
News Software crash took three and a quarter hours to fix but the resulting backlog of flights took days to sort out. With the system down, operators had to revert to pen and paper to log flights manually. [22 Jun 2000]
Win tickets to Benetton F1 launch in Barcelona
News The lucky winners will win return flights to Barcelona and accommodation for the weekend as well as entry to the launch party for the new car at the Museu D'Art de Catalunya. The flights leave from Heathrow on Saturday 15 January and return Monday... [05 Jan 2000]
'Cabin crew prepare for broadband'
News Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing have announced that after the recent completion of trials for broadband access on Lufthansa flights, the airline will make the service available starting in 2004 on its fleet of about 80 long-haul aircraft... [28 May 2003]
Boeing in-flight Wi-Fi takes off next month
News If work hangs heavy over your head and you don't fancy the movie, you can have unlimited access on flights lasting over six hours for $29.95. For short-haul flights, three to six hours, the cost is $19.95. [26 Mar 2004]
Boeing turns on in-flight TV feed
News This summer the company will start offering as many as five TV channels via its satellite-linked feeds, including BBC World, CNBC, EuroNews, Eurosportsnews and MSNBC, on select Singapore Airlines flights. [18 May 2005]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News The company, owned and operated by Online Retail Travel Group (ORTG), offers consumers the ability to search, book and pay for flights through their mobile phone. Mobile is the PC of the future, improved speed and falling costs for downloading data... [23 Jul 2008]
