In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
News With British Airways, we were surprised to see people migrate and express the view that the migration from Concord to the 747 was because the airplane was connected. Then in the autumn, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), Japan Airlines and All...
[March 29, 2004, 14:55]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News Connexion by Boeing has service agreements with Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines and has finished a trial with British Airways. Japan Airlines and All-Nippon Airways have announced their intent to install the service on their long-range planes.
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Europe search partners fight US threat
News Europe, Lycos Europe, AltaVista, Tiscali and Ask Jeeves; it currently has more than 12,500 advertisers, including British Airways and eBay. Under terms of the deal, Espotting will sell FAST's Web search results alongside its commercial results, and...
[January 16, 2003, 11:16]
BA saves £2m as tech staff work for free
News IT workers at British Airways have saved the company more than £2m by working for free or taking unpaid leave amid forecasts of a slump in airline IT spend this year. It is a significant reduction in terms of not having people around so you have to...
[July 3, 2009, 9:04]
RSA conference delegates in 'near death experience'
Blog RSA conference delegates were shaken but relieved after faulty hydraulics on flight BA287 to San Francisco on Saturday caused a British Airways pilot to turn around mid-Atlantic and make a dash to Shannon Airport for an emergency landing.
[April 6, 2008, 10:52]
Wi-Fi system 'safe', says Boeing
News Carriers such as British Airways and Germany's Lufthansa have been trialling Boeing's Connexion system. He said: "This is really not how our system works and is really spoken from a position of ignorance in terms of how satellite-based...
[August 1, 2003, 15:00]
Europe edges closer to mobile phones on planes
News A spokesperson for British Airways told ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday that the airline "would have to think very carefully about whether or not we want to allow customers to use mobile phones onboard as it could devalue the whole customer experience".
[October 18, 2007, 13:10]
You know when you've been Gatored
News I-Traffic buys online advertising space for companies such as Staples, British Airways and The Discovery Channel. While the companies typically require consumers to agree to licensing and terms of service agreements before downloading software, the...
[August 7, 2001, 14:47]
