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Heathrow fingerprinting plans 'temporarily delayed'
News Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office raised privacy concerns about the system.
[March 27, 2008, 7:32]
Heathrow Express gets on-board Wi-Fi
News T-Mobile will be providing on-board wireless broadband access on Heathrow Express trains, the operator announced on Tuesday. We are constantly looking for ways to enhance our customers' journeys and this is another innovation designed to make using...
[November 7, 2006, 10:57]
Biometrics give increased area access at Heathrow
News Biometric passenger checks have been launched at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants. The system will also be used at Heathrow's world-class Terminal 5, when it opens next month.
[February 11, 2008, 11:56]
BA: IT-testing failures caused Heathrow T5 chaos
News MPs have told British Airways and airport operator BAA that they "could and should have avoided" the Heathrow Terminal 5 baggage chaos. However, according to BA, there have been significant improvements since the March opening of Terminal 5 (T5...
[November 4, 2008, 12:23]
IT Analysis - Terminal Decline at Heathrow - Failing IT or Management Failing?
White Papers This month's debacle was the British Airways' / British Airport Authority's flagship, £4.3billion development of Heathrow's Terminal 5. Big news, a state of the art, high tech system aimed at saving time and improving efficiency is launched...
[March 1, 2009, 0:24]
Massive computer chip theft at Heathrow
News Police are searching for a gang who stole over £2.6m worth of memory chips in a raid at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport on Monday morning. The items stolen are a large quantity of computer memory chips and it would be difficult to dispose of this...
[October 9, 2002, 16:37]
BAA set to start Heathrow RFID trial
News Airport operator BAA is preparing to kick off an RFID luggage-tracking trial at Heathrow. Back in the summer the track and trace pilot was slated for a September launch but although all the necessary equipment for the trial has been installed it...
[November 14, 2007, 16:33]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment There was a long period of uncertainty and controversy when the possibility of using twin-engine aircraft for trans-Atlantic commercial flights was first brought under consideration. As you say, putting the plane down gently on the nearest, softest...
[January 21, 2008, 12:53]
Google turns Heathrow into testing lab
Talkback Where were you behind the scenes? At what point in the article and, specifically, in the photographs were you 'behind the scenes'? From the text and the pictures it's quite obvious that you were visiting the lounge like any other traveler.
[November 26, 2005, 16:14]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment I haven't actually covered this area for a long time so i am probably out of date, but a few years ago I spoke to a Lufthansa engineer who had been running mobile phone interference trials and he told me that the millimetric wave landing systems...
[January 22, 2008, 8:36]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment That's highly unlikely, Risky. The Prime Minister's vehicle was a long way away from the incoming BA flight - the newspaper reports were incorrect - and the ECM is designed to be as undisruptive as possible.
[January 21, 2008, 14:52]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment What about the cell phone jamming equipment that would have been accompanying Prime Minister Browns convoy at the airport. Not likely a single cell phone caused this, but perhaps jamming equipment that covers all the spectrum.
[January 21, 2008, 14:43]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment OK - I've gone and asked. Turns out that it depends on different airlines' operational procedures, but most passenger jet flying is on autopilot from about a thousand feet after takeoff to the end of the approach, although landings are generally...
[January 27, 2008, 19:58]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment I find it hard to believe the engines ran out of fuel, the BA would not have been so quick to label the pilots heros. The engines failed to spool up ( all of us are familiar with that sound ) as we approach landing.
[January 21, 2008, 17:09]
Google turns Heathrow into testing lab
News Google has taken its first foray into the physical world with the launch of an Internet cafe-style computing booth in London's Heathrow Although the company chose Heathrow for the project, other areas which attract large numbers of people with time...
[November 24, 2005, 13:00]
Heathrow Terminal 5 gets Wi-Fi hotspot
News Heathrow's Terminal 5 has gone live with a Wi-Fi hotspot for its passengers. The service is particularly aimed at business travellers, who can access the network using laptops, PDAs and mobiles. The network promises speeds of up to 8Mbps.
[September 5, 2008, 9:27]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment I was under the impression that all flights into Heathrow were brought down by computer. Whatever the relative power levels of the PM's ECM and mobiles on board, both would have been obliterated by the landing radar.
[January 21, 2008, 17:56]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment Chris, he only switched to manual when the engines failed to spool up , and he quickly grabbed the controls to dip the nose and increase speed to avoid a stall, then raised the nose and belly landed perfect when he was in the landing area.just a...
[January 21, 2008, 18:49]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment I believe it's common to manually land aircraft. As a pilot, you have the discretion to leave as much or as little of the flying to the computer as you like, and on a 13 hour flight from China I'd be surprised if much of the cruise phase was hand...
[January 21, 2008, 22:38]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment This is real interesting, and although it refers to GE engines, the results could be the same for the RR engines : here is the link, but scroll down to the bottom AD.http://www.iasa-intl.com/folders/belfast/BA777_Unthrustworthy.htm
[January 22, 2008, 0:39]
