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RSS airplaneNew Airplane Design Requires Full Range of CAD Functionality at Affordable Price
White Paper Adam Aircraft's A500 airplane differs from other twin engine planes in two important ways. Adam Aircraft wanted to hold down development costs and meet rigorous requirements for FAA certification as quickly as possible. [15 Jan 2008]
Ever had text on an airplane?
News Virgin Atlantic has announced travellers of a curious nature will be able to engage both their minds and their thumbs with a new text service. Passengers crossing the pond will soon be able to contact AQA - a text-back service that... [09 Aug 2006]
Qualcomm Case Study: American Airlines
White Paper The Mobility Solutions Group of American Airlines' IT Enterprise Technology Group and the Maintenance and Engineering (M&E) IT Group wanted to develop a method for mechanics to access airplane specifications and order... [21 Jul 2005]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News When an airplane is outfitted it is expected to last 10 to 12 years so, as a consequence, most of the in-flight entertainment devices are obsolete within maybe two years," Hansman told the Sita Air Transport IT Summit in... [03 Jul 2009]
Tesco flirts with RFID for products and vehicles
News Among the other problems the retailer uncovered were chips reacting to low temperatures in airplane cargo-holds during transit ("It wasn't til we got 5,000 tags that we discovered that it was a really cold... [09 Jun 2005]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The report said: "It allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. Because of this new... [07 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Mobile myth busting
Comment Without exception, mobile phones must be turned off during airplane flights. They are as equally susceptible to inference as those on an airplane. Peter Cochrane takes on the top myths about mobile... [12 Aug 2004]
Fast Development for a Rugged Plane
White Paper Quest Aircraft Company has designed a new 10-place single engine utility turboprop airplane known as the Kodiak. This is a plane that's specifically designed to go places other planes can't. Quest Aircraft Company wanted... [15 Jan 2008]
High-Assurance SDR-Based Avionics RFID System
White Paper This novel architecture supports various future eEnabled airplane applications based on RFID technology. As RFID readers and wireless communication equipment is installed on-board of airplanes, it has to support a... [13 Apr 2009]
A Middleware Architecture for Unmanned Aircraft Avionics
White Paper An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is a non-piloted airplane designed to operate in dangerous and repetitive situations. With the advent of UAV's civil applications, UAVs are emerging as a valid option in commercial scenarios. [03 Jan 2009]
Hobby Site SeatGuru.com Found a Real Business With Google AdSense
White Paper In October 2001, frequent flyer Matthew Daimler launched SeatGuru.com with a single color-coded interactive airplane seating chart. Today the site provides seating diagrams for more than 100 different planes. [22 Jun 2009]
Aeronautics Manufacturer Reduces Help Desk Calls With Exchange Server Analysis Tool
White Paper Precision Aerostructures of Wellington, Kansas, provides manufacturing, subassembly, and component kitting capabilities for airplane fuselage and wing structures. Scheduling conflicts disrupted business when employees... [20 Sep 2006]
Business travellers demand more tech
News Business travellers are crying out for airplane wi-fi and the ability to carry out mobile payments. Just under half, 49 per cent, of the 3,000 jetsetters questioned by Barclaycard Business want airlines to provide... [02 Jun 2008]
Bertelsmann denies Napster deal brought lawsuit
News The latest reports claim record producer Matthew Katz - once responsible for Jefferson Airplane - is suing Bertelsmann's ecommerce group, claiming his record label has nearly been destroyed by the rise of Napster. [28 Nov 2000]
Wireless devices cleared for take-off?
News Rules for disabling wireless devices are designed to prevent radio interference with airplane functions. Airline passengers may no longer have to switch off their wireless devices while in flight, if the Consumer... [02 Jul 2004]
