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British Airways moves towards online check-in

News From April 25, the only way for passengers on internal UK flights to check-in will be online at the ba.com website or using a self-service kiosk at the airport. British Airways (BA) is to scrap traditional check-in desks for passengers on UK...

Tags: british airways

[21 Mar 2006]

Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One

News 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 undergo the biometric checks. British Airways, BMI and Aer Lingus all offer domestic...

Tags: biometrics, airport, heathrow, international

[08 Feb 2008]

BT free <strong>flights</strong> giveaway to boost broadband take-off

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]

Mountain of lost laptops builds at UK airports

News Most likely travellers may be boarding flights out of the UK or they may mistakenly assume their laptop has been stolen rather than lost, given the airport also plays host to "people who make their living stealing bags off trolleys", according to...

Tags: lost property, stolen laptops, heathrow, laptops

[01 Sep 2006]

UK surfer books online for a not so magical mystery tour

UK surfer books online for a not so magical mystery tour

News Having never been abroad before, groundsman Michael Brown entrusted his girlfriend to book return flights to Spain, not knowing just how wrong Kate could go when booking flights on Ryanair's website. Michael told the Mirror: "I was really excited...

[26 Jun 2001]

India diary: Day four - First impressions of Bangalore

India diary: Day four - First impressions of Bangalore

Comment I've booked all my internal flights through India's Jet Airways - one of the private airlines set up to compete with the national airline Air India - and check-in at Mumbai's domestic airport is not the headache you would imagine, even though the...

Tags: offshoring, mindtree consulting, logicacmg, bangalore

[01 Jun 2004]

The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08

Round-Up BAA, the owner of Heathrow, said yesterday there was a "minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the baggage on some outgoing flights". A "minor problem" which led to 33 flights being cancelled.

Tags: ofcom, wi-fi, train, plane

[28 Mar 2008]

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...

Tags: heathrow, control, security, ip

[12 Feb 2008]

Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…

Comment Doing a band-playing, big-bang move of so many flights and services to the new terminal was a fool-hardy move in the first place - they should have trickled stuff into it over six months. It's now late Saturday and there are still problems...

Tags: laptop, t5, heathrow, mobile

[03 Apr 2008]

Beijing airport gets in shape for Olympics

News The number of flights arriving in Beijing is predicted to increase by 70 per cent during the Games with peak days of around 1,900 flights, compared to the usual 1,150 average. Beijing's new $3bn airport terminal has completed the rollout of a major...

Tags: flights, heathrow, olympics, beijing

[31 Mar 2008]

Munich Airport Manages ITIL-Based IT Infrastructure Using BMC

whitepaper It is one of the fastest-growing hubs in Europe and the world, with domestic flights already exceeding passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport. Munich Airport is a leader in German air transportation. Munich Airport was looking to integrate its IT...

Tags: infrastructure management, airport, air, action

[18 Jan 2007]

Munich Airport Manages ITIL-Based IT Infrastructure Using Remedy

whitepaper It is one of the fastest-growing hubs in Europe and the world, with domestic flights already exceeding passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport. Munich Airport is a leader in German air transportation. Managing all of these systems and automating...

Tags: infrastructure management, airport, aims, air

[31 Oct 2004]

McCarran International Airport Improves Passenger Safety With Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology

whitepaper McCarran International Airport handles nearly 70,000 passengers and more than 460 flights each day, making it the 7th busiest airport in the country according to Airports Council International. When officials at McCarran International Airport made...

Tags: international, airport, baggage, optimal

[08 Nov 2005]

BlackBerry for Small and Medium Businesses

whitepaper You need to stay connected to your business and customers no matter where your life takes you; whether you are in your car on the way to a client meeting, between flights at the airport or watching your kids' soccer game.

Tags: blackberry, life, car, matter

[12 Jan 2006]

Computer fault delays UK flights

News According to the BBC, 100 flights at Heathrow Airport were directly affected by the fault as no planes were allowed to take off for 40 minutes. A computer fault delayed a number of flights out of UK airports this morning.

Tags: nats, flight

[24 Aug 2005]

Software glitch hits UK <strong>flights</strong>

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. Every airport in Britain is likely to be affected.

[17 May 2002]

Eureka 311 RFID Tags Providing Improved Logistical Control in Airport Catering

whitepaper Both these airports use CEGELEC AEG's automated in-flight catering systems to simultaneously handle and manage hundreds of catering trolleys from inbound and for outbound flights, as do London's Heathrow and Taipei's Chiang Kai Shek International...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, tracking, automated, radio

[12 Jun 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 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...

Tags: bangalore, british airways

[26 Oct 2005]

Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow

Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow

Photo The miSense trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers on selected Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. While the British Airports Authority claims the...

Tags: heathrow, biometric, biometrics

[06 Dec 2006]

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