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Boeing's sky-high Net access takes off
News Eventually, Boeing hopes to retrofit 4,000 airplanes with servers, access points and antennas for in-flight Internet access, said Scott Carson, president of Connexion. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is gearing up to give that choice to business...
[February 7, 2003, 8:00]
Boeing plans webbed aircraft
News Boeing took time out today from aerospace schmoozing at Farnborough Airshow to talk about Connexion by Boeing. First announced in April, Connexion by Boeing -- the full name is apparently essential -- is a satellite Internet service that pipes 5...
[July 28, 2000, 9:50]
Boeing loses another laptop holding employee info
News Personal information relating to thousands of workers at Boeing, the multinational aeroplane maker, has been lost after a laptop was stolen. The laptop was stolen in the US from the car of a Boeing employee during the first week of December, and...
[December 18, 2006, 11:17]
Boeing anti-spam subsidiary takes off
News Aerospace giant Boeing officially launched an anti-spam spinoff late on Wednesday. Dubbed MessageGate, the new company will offer a commercialised version of the software Boeing uses internally to fight unsolicited email.
[August 22, 2003, 12:00]
Boeing's new Dreamliner hackable?
Blog The US Federal Aviation Association has warned that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner may have a security flaw that could allow passengers to hack into the aircraft's control systems, Wired.com reports. Ever fancied flying a jet?
[January 8, 2008, 15:59]
Boeing puts Linux, AMD in orbit
News Boeing on Wednesday bought a 96-processor supercomputer based on the Linux operating system and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors for use in designing the new Delta IV rocket that launches satellites into space.
[March 15, 2001, 8:36]
Boeing criticised following data theft
Blog ZDNet's readers have been quick to pour scorn on Boeing, the aeroplane maker, for letting a thief run away with its sensitive employee data. There's more on the story here, with some interesting comments from Boeing itself, which is now starting...
[December 22, 2006, 11:19]
Connexion by Boeing Successfully Launches Broadband In-Flight Internet Access
White Papers With headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, Boeing is the largest aerospace company in the world. Created to develop an in-flight, high-speed, data communication network, Connexion by Boeing enables passengers to access the Internet in the air.
[August 3, 2006, 0:00]
Wi-Fi system 'safe', says Boeing
News The unit at Boeing responsible for developing in-flight Wi-Fi equipment has defended itself in the face of comments that such airborne wireless connectivity will be insecure. Carriers such as British Airways and Germany's Lufthansa have been...
[August 1, 2003, 15:00]
Korean Air sues Boeing over Wi-Fi pullout
News Korean Air is to sue plane-maker Boeing over the failure of its in-flight broadband venture Connexion by Boeing. Boeing announced the closure of Connexion earlier this month saying there was little demand for the service.
[August 24, 2006, 10:00]
Boeing in-flight Wi-Fi hits turbulence?
Talkback "We know we have a useful product but we're trying to determine how good a business we have. Always, what is the cash value of a worthwhile creation? The whole business of business is sad. Ad majora.
[June 27, 2006, 17:04]
Aeroplane Wi-Fi could fly again
News Despite the failure of Boeing's Connexion wireless service, Wi-Fi while you fly could be on the cards again before long. In an announcement on Thursday, Panasonic said it hopes to step in to replace the Boeing service that offered Wi-Fi, but made a...
[September 25, 2006, 10:55]
Broadband joins the Mile-High Club
News Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is just a year away from launching a full commercial broadband service for passengers on its aeroplanes. If it is a success then Boeing is hopeful of launching the service commercially in partnership with several other...
[January 14, 2003, 16:38]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News Singapore Airlines is hooking up to Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet service. The Asian airline announced on Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent with Boeing's wireless technology unit to give passengers access to a broadband...
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Airline Internet service ready for takeoff
News Boeing announced Wednesday a venture with three major airlines to launch a high-speed in-flight Web-surfing service, indicating that the in-flight Internet market is taxiing for takeoff. The Boeing Internet unit, called Connexion by Boeing, will...
[June 13, 2001, 17:30]
Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband
News Broadband access has taken off on a Lufthansa flight equipped with Connexion by Boeing's mobile communications service. Flight 452 from Munich to Los Angeles this week became the first commercial aircraft to offer travellers high-speed Internet...
[May 19, 2004, 16:40]
Microsoft on Trial: DOJ testimony centres on browser integration
News The government used testimony from its technical witness, Glenn Weadock, as well as segments of videotaped depositions from major PC makers and Boeing Co.to illustrate the impact the integration has had on the marketplace and customer purchasing...
[November 18, 1998, 5:53]
IPTV takes off on planes with GSM to follow
News Connexion by Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer's division charged with bringing IP services to airlines, said Singapore Airlines has an exclusive deal to the service for now, but other carriers "are lining up" to adopt the service once the...
[July 12, 2005, 11:25]
Insurers refuse to cover damaged satellites
News XM and several other satellite radio providers use Boeing 702 satellites, which have a well-known problem with solar arrays that supply their power. Other Boeing 702 owners, including first-ever commercial satellite operator PanAmSat, are going...
[August 8, 2003, 9:05]
Adobe Systems Case Study: Bell Helicopter Textron
White Papers Marine Corps, which needs 360 V-22 Ospreys (V-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft) for combat assault and assault support, required the Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team to develop a turnkey computer-based curriculum and training system to be delivered...
[June 14, 2006, 0:00]
