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RSS airlinesAirlines see passenger self-service take off
News Airlines are embracing self-service check-in technology as passengers seek to avoid congested airport terminals. More than half of the airlines surveyed by air transport IT services company Sita now offer online check-in facilities while 89 per... [19 Oct 2007]
Airlines create online market for cargo space
News A group of leading airlines and forwarders have signed up to take part in a pilot scheme to buy and sell air cargo capacity over the Internet. The airlines involved include American Airlines, British Airways World Cargo and Swisscargo while some of... [31 Jan 2000]
Airlines told to catch wireless cabin fever
News Many airlines are already trialling in-flight internet services on limited routes, with plans for fleet-wide installations being discussed by most major carriers. According to separate research from SITA, by the end of this year 25 per cent of... [24 Sep 2003]
Airlines spot new tech security concerns
News The increasing use of IP-based networks and online services is giving rise to security concerns at airlines, according to airline industry IT body Sita. A Sita survey of 152 airlines, released on Tuesday, claimed that migration to IP-enabled... [12 Mar 2008]
SITA: Airlines Use Technology to Cut Catering Costs and Satisfy Hungry Passengers
White Paper SITA, the global aviation IT provider, needed a new technology approach to enable airlines and caterers to predict patterns of demand for in flight meals. This system will help caterers to increase efficiency by delivering the right number of meals... [24 Feb 2004]
Airlines suspend online ticket sales
News United Airlines and American Airlines - the two companies whose planes were used for the attacks on New York and Washington last week - have suspended the sales of discounted airline tickets via the internet. [19 Sep 2001]
Airlines to change systems to cope with OFT regulations
News The high-tech strategy of leading airlines hangs in the balance, following an investigation this month by the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Despite the ongoing investigation, many airlines are evaluating sophisticated information systems so they... [28 Jun 1999]
Airlines defrost planes with Met Office tech
News A new ice forecasting technology is being used at UK airports to reduce cold weather delays and save airlines money. Just British Airways (BA) and bmi are currently using the Airline De-icing Forecast Service, which has cut the airlines' ice... [08 Jan 2008]
Airlines ordered to hand over passenger details
News The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered order airlines to hand over the complete records of all passengers who travelled on a domestic US flight in June. The information that airlines will be required to divulge by 29 October includes... [22 Sep 2004]
Airlines cool on RFID tags
News Paul Coby, CIO at British Airways and chairman of the SITA group, said the issue of standards and the need for a sound business case are still a significant barrier to RFID adoption by airlines. SITA is owned by the airlines and saved the industry... [24 Mar 2005]
Airlines see IT as key to recovery
News With the ASP model airlines have moved to a more variable cost structure. One area of growth that airlines are looking at to enable them to differentiate their services from competitors is offering in-flight email and SMS services. [24 Sep 2003]
No more lost luggage: Airlines go for RFID
News Eddington advocated a one-system approach for the world's airlines to avoid interoperability problems, too. While some airlines have already trialled RFID, BA has previously been reluctant to consider a full-scale rollout. [06 Jun 2005]
Airlines create online travel agency
News British Airways has joined forces with ten other airlines to set up a Web-based travel agency. Customers can compare prices from Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines Group, British Midland, Finnair, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa and SAS. [11 May 2000]
Duck and cover: Airlines take over NATS
News The long running privatisation deal was finalised today, with British Airways, British Midlands, easyJet, Virgin Atlantic and charter airlines Airtours International, Britannia and Monarch paying £50m for a 46 per cent holding in the national air... [30 Jul 2001]
Continental Airlines: One Place to Point
White Paper Continental Airlines explains why using a single vendor for its IT infrastructure - specifically HP - is the best solution. [02 Nov 2007]
