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News Online travel company ebookers has formed an alliance with France Telecom to offer travel services to its Wanadoo customers.ebookers French subsidary, La Compagnie des Voyagers, will supply holidays and flights to France Telecom's 1.3 million...
[24 May 2000]
News Airlines who had to cancel and delay flights will now be going over legal agreements in fine detail, trying to claw back some of the millions of pounds they've lost. EasyJet - which cancelled all flights on Saturday - estimated its loss at half a...
[20 Jun 2000]
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]
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]
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. A software problem at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) centre in Swanwick...
[17 May 2002]
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...
[26 Oct 2005]
News A computer fault delayed a number of flights out of UK airports this morning. Nats said restrictions that were imposed on flights as a result of the fault led to delays for some travellers - but added that the restrictions have been lifted and...
[24 Aug 2005]
Video In his latest video blog, Peter Cochrane explains his secret to feeling refreshed after long-haul flights - and even gives a glimpse of what his blog would sound like from inside an aircraft cabin.
[22 Oct 2007]
Comment The dinosaurs of the industry - the national airlines and their agents - were at first left looking ludicrously overpriced and low-tech. But five top US airlines are about to launch an online consortium, Orbitz, that will sell tickets for all them...
[29 Mar 2001]
News Flights across the UK were grounded today after computers controlling air traffic systems in West Drayton crashed early this morning. The systems are now fully functioning again but timetables are only working at 70 per cent efficiency, meaning...
[10 Apr 2002]
News Twice last week computer problems in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) traffic control centre caused flight delays in parts of the north-east area of the US; the FAA said the problem has been fixed and it is not believed to have been related...
[10 Jan 2000]
News Want to take a virtual flight over the surface of the moon or through the canyons of Mars? Google and Nasa have teamed up to put the space agency's cosmic data online. The Nasa Ames research centre and Google have signed an agreement that could...
[19 Dec 2006]
whitepaper Ultrasound examinations have been used during space missions since 1982. At that time, they were tested for the first time aboard "Salyut-7" orbital space station (1). These studies were conducted during both short- and long-duration orbital...
[14 Aug 2003]
News QXL.com is offering 10,000 British Midland seats for 30 European destinations; the pan-European online auctioneer will start the bidding at 2:00pm Thursday 18th November at http://www.qxl.com . Each auction will run for 24 hours over a four-week...
[17 Nov 1999]
News Ryanair is planning to launch online bingo and gaming on its flights next year following the introduction of in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers. Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones and other handheld devices on...
[02 Nov 2006]
News Ryanair plans to allow passengers mobile access to voice and text communications on all of its flights from the middle of 2007. When asked about the cost of the service, Ryanair said that it would "mirror" international roaming charges, even on...
[30 Aug 2006]
News Despite claims last week that the problem would be fixed within three days flights were still being delayed today and the company has now admitted the problem will persist into the middle of this week.
[19 Mar 2001]
News A number of professional pilots contacted by silicon.com have said the threat posed to flights by mobile phones is minimal and they are confident on-board technology will enable mobile calls to be placed safely.
[02 Aug 2006]
News Rise Travel, the company handling BT's offer of free flights for new broadband customers, has blamed the postal system for the hassles experienced by some people who have tried to take up the deal. BT admitted last week that hundreds of people have...
[10 Sep 2004]
News BT suffered a stinging rebuke from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday for the poor running of its free flights promotion for new broadband customers. The ASA upheld 11 separate complaints about the offer, after establishing that...
[13 Jan 2005]
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