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RFID to end lost luggage?
Insight British Airways hopes to reduce its lost luggage bill by using radio tagging.
Tags: RFID
Emirates soars high on tech
Insight Swapping proprietary products with home-brewed IT concoctions is just one of the ways Emirates is taking to the skies, says airline executive.
Tags: IT Management
Qantas kicks off application review
News Australian carrier, with over 700 applications under its wings, embarks on project to refresh its technology as part of a billion-dollar project.
Tags: IT Management, Business applications
A case for mobile-based micro banks in urban areas
Blogs Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday--or Gandhi Jayanti, as the day is known here in India. While most know Gandhiji as th...
Mobile phones key to paperless air travel
News Mobile phones could be a godsend to the airline industry--saving time and therefore money.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Japan, phone, CIO, payment, Germany, British Airways Plc., CTO
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News Your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check-in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane lands.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Smart phones, Business applications, Digital media, Web services, App, Mobile, Smart Phone, Workforce, GPS
British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications
News Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Web services, Budgeting/cost control, Mobile, Telecommunications, mobile communication, aircraft, CIO, British Airways Plc., GPRS
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation expert.
Tags: MP3 players, Mobile platforms/communications, Smart phones, Digital media, Airline, Media Player, Storage, wireless Web, entertainment, Digital media
Online services create security headache for airlines
News At the same time as embracing Web-based services such as online check-in, airlines are expressing concerns over the attendant security issues.
Firm unveils inflight text messaging
News update Airline passengers may soon be able to send and receive text messages in midflight.
Mobile calls allowed on half of all airlines by 2008
News Almost half of all airlines plan to offer in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers by the end of 2008.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Traveller
RFID to end lost baggage
Techguide British Airways hopes to reduce its lost luggage bill by using radio tagging.
Airline IT adoption breaking into two speeds
News Technology gap must be bridged between the pace-setters and the laggards in the airline industry for seamless air travel, urges industry experts.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, E-commerce, Infrastructure/architecture management, Traveller, Mobile commerce
Airports spending US$3B to be tech high fliers
News Airport operators are shelling out on technology this year in an effort to attract more passengers, new investment report predicts.
Tags: Investments, Passenger, Airport Operator, Supplier, Survey, London, Silicon.com, customer service, senior vice president, revenue
Big boys apply for local telco licenses
News International players Equant and Concert have applied for service-based operator (SBO) licenses when the telco industry is liberalized at the end of this week.
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