Airlines' IT spending drops
News IT and telecoms spending by airlines has fallen in the past year as the pressure to cut costs continues, according to the annual industry survey. Given that many airlines are also struggling with falling revenues, the level of overall investment is...
[July 6, 2004, 10:10]
Airlines ban mobile phones -- but why?
News What the airlines don't tell passengers is that there is no scientific evidence to support these claims. American Airlines warns passengers that mobile phones "may interfere with the aircraft's communication and navigation systems.
[October 6, 1999, 9:18]
Airlines fear delays from e-Borders surveillance tech
News Home Office plans to begin using the £1.2bn e-Borders system at airports, rail and ferry terminals from April risk delaying UK travellers, according to the British Air Transport Association (Bata), the trade body for UK airlines.
[February 12, 2009, 10:14]
A Year Ago: Airlines ban mobile phones, but why?
News Here's the real reason airlines are dealing you the mute button on your cell phone. What the airlines don't tell passengers is that there is no scientific evidence to support these claims. American Airlines warns passengers that mobile phones "may...
[October 6, 2000, 7:02]
Airlines to be given go ahead in October
News The final decision on whether foreign airlines will be allowed to fly into or out of the UK over the millennium period will not be made until October, it was revealed at a meeting detailing the progress made by key services in tackling the...
[April 22, 1999, 6:33]
Macromedia Case Study: American Airlines
White Papers American Airlines Passenger division is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. The challenge for American Airlines was to develop training courses for employees in divisions such as Flight Attendant, Pilot, Maintenance and...
[August 18, 2004, 0:00]
Airlines ban mobile phones -- but why?
Talkback Now you also mention that Airlines create revenue from the passengers using the phones installed on board. Do you actually think that if Airlines have to install some equipment on board to allow passengers to use their cell phones, then they are...
[August 3, 2005, 0:51]
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited Achieves Standardization
White Papers With assets of more than 50 billion yuan (US$6 billion) and more than 35,000 employees, China Eastern Airlines Group, which includes China Eastern Airline Co. Ltd (CEA), is a leading force in the Chinese aviation market.
[July 11, 2007, 1:00]
Qualcomm Case Study: American Airlines
White Papers American Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines, serving more than 250 cities in more than 40 countries with more than 3,800 flights. The Mobility Solutions Group of American Airlines' IT Enterprise Technology Group and the Maintenance and...
[July 21, 2005, 0:00]
Online services create security headache for airlines
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...
[March 11, 2008, 15:50]
Dell Case Study: American Airlines
White Papers American Airlines is one of the largest scheduled passenger airlines in the world, providing 2,400 daily departures to destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific.
[May 31, 2009, 1:20]
American Airlines uses Sybase IQ to conduct fast ad hoc queries to uncover fraudulent ticketing.
White Papers American Airlines is the world’s largest carrier, serving more than 250 cities in 41 countries with 1,100 airplanes and approximately 4,400 daily flights. Additionally, all airlines must address “revenue leakage”.
[November 16, 2004, 2:00]
Alaska Airlines Soars in Meeting the Needs of More Than 17 Million Customers Annually
White Papers For 74 years, Alaska Airlines has been providing world-class domestic airline service. Over the years, Alaska Airlines acquired a great deal of customer data, but it resided in disparate systems throughout the company.
[March 2, 2009, 2:26]
Japan Airlines Group: Grounding Spam and Viruses
White Papers Japan Airlines Corporation (JAL) is the largest airline in Asia, operating two airline companies under the JAL brand: Japan Airlines International and Japan Airlines Domestic, plus eight other airlines.
[February 21, 2009, 23:00]
Oracle Gives Aloha Airlines a Competitive Advantage
White Papers This webcast shows how Oracle 10g and BPEL help Aloha Airlines quickly and efficiently integrate systems, deploy applications, and train personnel.
[October 30, 2008, 0:22]
Oracle Case Study: China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
White Papers With assets of more than US$6 billion and more than 35,000 employees, China Eastern Airlines Group, is a leading force in the Chinese aviation market. The company wanted to standardize and enhance the consistency of CEA's employee education...
[March 8, 2009, 0:25]
Scandinavian Airlines Uses SAS to Improve Services and Ensure Superior Customer Relations
White Papers Competition amongst airlines for customers is very tough. It is essential for airlines to listen to their customers and adapt their services to meet their customers' requirements, while also ensuring that their prices match the services they are...
[November 17, 2006, 0:00]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News Singapore Airlines is hooking up to Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet service. Under the agreement, 40 of Singapore Airlines' planes will be equipped with Wi-Fi connections to a high-speed satellite service.
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Printek Case Study: American Airlines
White Papers Printek's PrintMaster 850 was recently approved for use throughout American Airlines Maintenance group by E.D.S. After two months of testing, the PrintMaster 850 was given the green light, and is now the preferred impact printer at American Airlines.
[February 23, 2009, 0:22]
United Airlines computer outage grounds planes
News United Airlines was forced to temporarily ground all flights on Wednesday morning after experiencing a computer-system failure, the US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed. A total of 24 domestic flights were cancelled, and 268 domestic...
[June 21, 2007, 13:31]



