Priceline To Unveil Second Asian Site
News The company is expected to launch its online business in Singapore next week, offering name-your-own-price airline tickets and hotel rooms to travelers flying out of the country. Singapore's largest airline, Singapore Airlines, is also not listed...
[May 24, 2002, 7:32]
Airline Launches In-flight Text Messaging
News One airline hopes to make it easier for inflight passengers to communicate electronically. In October, the airline will start installing the system on all 69 long-haul aircraft, Yap said Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the airline...
[April 25, 2002, 9:47]
Singapore Airlines Takes Wi-Fi In-flight
News 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 connection on some of its long-haul flights next year.
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Text Messaging Takes To The Skies
News Airline passengers may soon be able to send and receive text messages in midflight. Swiss airline-technology provider SITA has launched a two-way in-flight SMS (Short Messaging Service) service, according to a statement from the company.
[September 17, 2003, 11:25]
Priceline Asia To Launch By Year End
News On what products or services would be offered to customers in Asia, he said: "In the US, consumers can name the price they are willing to pay for several products, including travel products such as airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars.
[August 10, 2001, 17:26]
In-flight Wi-Fi Prepares To Take Off
News So far, Lufthansa has been the lead airline. The initial installations of the airline Internet service were to begin in the second half of 2002. But the US airline industry went into a deep slump following the 11 September, 2001, terror attacks.
[March 29, 2004, 14:55]
IPTV Takes Off On Planes With GSM To Follow
News We had to get approval from airline authorities and from radio communications authorities, because the planes enter many different airspaces - we had to get authority from 100 countries. The world's first IPTV service was launched on Singapore...
[July 12, 2005, 11:25]
Wi-Fi: Coming Soon On Board US Planes?
News A JetBlue representative declined to provide details on the airline's proposal at the time. The idea of in-flight Internet use is hardly new, although its adoption hit snags during the airline industry's post-11 September financial struggles.
[June 6, 2006, 11:05]
Airline Industry Grounds High-speed Net
News An airline in Singapore that was to outfit 56 of its planes with Tenzing gear is now delaying those plans as well, although talks continue, Nicol said. High-speed Internet access on airplanes isn't such a high-flying idea anymore.
[January 24, 2002, 12:18]
Oracle Wins Airline Exchange Contract
News Oracle has won a key contract to supply e-commerce services to an airline industry business-to-business marketplace. AeroXchange, whose founding members include Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, America West Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, FedEx...
[July 24, 2000, 14:05]
Email For All On Virgin Atlantic
News The European commercial airline on Monday said it is working with Tenzing Communications to integrate its Internet systems into Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment system so that passengers will be able to send and receive email via their...
[March 26, 2001, 16:15]
Air Travellers Unfazed By US Lithium-battery Ruling
News The DoT, however, did not specify if the regulations only apply to US citizens or any airline passenger departing from the US. Andrew Koh, director of the consumer imaging and information division at Canon Singapore, said users of Canon cameras...
[January 22, 2008, 15:07]
Lufthansa Pilots In-flight Broadband
News Passengers will also be able to plug their laptops into outlets at every seat, according to an airline employee. Singapore Airlines, China Airlines and Korean Air also plan to install Connexion's service on their long-range aircraft.
[May 19, 2004, 16:40]
Lufthansa Broadband Poised To Take Flight
News Passengers travelling long-distance with Lufthansa will be able to get a wireless broadband connection from next month, when the airline becomes the first to launch a commercial broadband service for passengers.
[March 22, 2004, 15:40]
