Friday, November 21, 2008

‘Tech’ News

Virgin America plans air-to-ground video streaming for YouTube Live on Nov 22

Thursday, November 20, 2008 19:27

Virgin America, the low-cost airline based in California, the United States, is teaming up with YouTube for the YouTube Live – YouTube’s first official “real-world user event” on November 22, 2008.

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Virgin Atlantic probing ‘malicious’ safety-related comments posted by its staff on Facebook

Saturday, October 25, 2008 14:13

Virgin Atlantic, the airline based in the United Kingdom, has initiated an investigation into some of its crew members who allegedly criticised the carrier’s safety standards on social the networking website Facebook.

American Airlines Cargo Division to join US e-freight initiative

Friday, October 24, 2008 13:55

American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo), a division of American Airlines, has announced its decision to participate in the launch of the United States air cargo industry’s e-freight initiative, which supports a move toward paperless documentation.

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US National Transportation Safety Board orders inspection of Pratt & Whitney engines

Friday, October 17, 2008 18:14

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ordered that some Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines be inspected after a Pratt PW2037 engine on a Delta Air Lines jet failed during takeoff in Las Vegas, the United States, on August 6, 2008.

With GPS, US-based airlines can save $10 billion in fuel costs a year, says report

Monday, October 13, 2008 11:13

Airlines based in the United States could save as much as $10 billion a year in fuel costs by 2025 if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the US, upgrades air-traffic control from the radar-based system to a satellite-based one.

European Union to urge nations outside the bloc to limit aviation emissions

Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:21

The European Union (EU) has decided to press countries outside the alliance to include aviation in their existing or future schemes meant to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases.

American Airlines to filter porn sites on its in-flight internet

Thursday, October 9, 2008 16:35

American Airlines, the largest United States-based carrier, has decided to filter pornographic websites on in-flight internet service.

Sustainable aviation fuel: Major airlines, green groups, Boeing team up for development

Friday, September 26, 2008 9:43

A group of major airlines and Boeing Company, the aircraft manufacturer, have joined hands to accelerate the development of new, sustainable aviation fuels.

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Maldivian airline picks IBS solution

Thursday, September 25, 2008 15:46

Maldivian, the national carrier of Maldives, has deployed technology company IBS Software’s Passenger Service System aiRES in the Software as a Service (SaaS) mode to help itself manage its passenger reservations, inventory control, fares & ticketing, and departure control functions. 

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Air New Zealand Boeing makes environment-friendly flight

Air New Zealand Boeing makes environment-friendly flight

Monday, September 15, 2008 8:39

Air New Zealand, the national flag carrier of New Zealand, has shown the way in saving fuel, cutting flying time as well as curbing harmful carbon emissions.

Aviation turbine fuel made from algae passes all tests

Thursday, September 11, 2008 18:59

The jet fuel using algae produced by Solazyme Incorporated, the company based in South San Francisco, California, the United States, has passed all the tests required for aviation turbine fuel.

ElectraFlyer-C electric mini plane makes flying cheaper than driving

ElectraFlyer-C electric mini plane makes flying cheaper than driving

Monday, September 8, 2008 15:20

I don't know about you, but for me, this does it. The ElectraFlyer C, an electric ultralight plane available now if you want to plonk down 21000 $ max, bang it all up together, and take it on a relatively silent 2 hour flight.

ICON A5 folding amphibious plane revealed at AirVenture 2008

ICON A5 folding amphibious plane revealed at AirVenture 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008 13:32

ICON Aircraft revealed the ICON A5 amphibious personal sport plane at the AirVenture 2008 event at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The full-scale test prototype of the ICON A5 was displayed at the event.

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Virgin Atlantic gets Mercator Skychain cargo management system

Friday, August 29, 2008 8:42

Airline behemoth Virgin Atlantic has signed in as the latest customer of SkyChain, an end-to-end IT cargo management system developed by Dubai-based business technology provider Mercator.

FAA’s computer glitch delays hundreds of flights across US

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 18:35

An unprecedented malfunction in the computer software of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has caused delay of hundreds of flights at airports across the United States from Texas to New York. 

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Emirates SkyCargo White Cover for perishables

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 17:26

Aiming at providing shippers with the highest standard of service, Emirates SkyCargo has teamed up with a leading US research institute to develop a ground breaking new product for the shipment of temperature-sensitive cargo.

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1948 air crash victim in Alaskan glacier identified

Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:40

Nine years of arduous research, aided by advanced DNA testing and forensic techniques, has led to identifying a man whose “mummified” hand and arm were found in a glacier in Alaska.

Mercator’s RAPID picked by WestJet

Friday, August 22, 2008 14:35

Dubai-based business technology provider Mercator's airline passenger interline revenue accounting solution christened RAPID has been picked by Canada's leading high-value low-cost airline WestJet. With this deal, Mercator has secured yet another North American customer. WestJet has signed up for Mercator’s RAPID Bureau Interline Solution hosted in Dubai. The benefits of outsourced ...

Kingfisher picks IBS software for cargo management

Friday, August 15, 2008 18:25

Leading private airline Kingfisher Airlines has successfully started using IBS Software’s iCargoNet, a new-generation airline Cargo Management System.

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SriLankan ties up with Mercator’s SkyChain

Monday, August 11, 2008 4:36

SriLankan Airlines has signed up for SkyChain, the end to end cargo reservation and business management solution offered by Mercator, the Dubai-based business technology provider, part of the Emirates Group. SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and currently flies to over 30 international destinations.

Delta Air Lines to offer in-flight broadband internet service from October

Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:19

As a part of the efforts by airlines to attract customers in the time of exorbitant fuel prices and economic slowdown, Delta Air Lines, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, will start offering broadband internet service on its entire domestic mainline fleet from October 2008.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines implements AvientCrew IBS solution

Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:20

Kerala-based IBS Software Services, a leading provider of new-generation IT solutions to the global travel, transportation and logistics space, has signed an agreement to provide AvientCrew, its crew management solution to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the national airline of The Netherlands.

Haneda airport, Tokyo chooses IBS solution for aviation cargo management

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 19:12

Taking its cargo solutions to a broader plane, IBS, the Kerala, India-based global provider of software solutions to travel tourism and logistics players, has taken its iCargo Cargo Terminal Operations module to the Tokyo International Air Cargo Terminal Ltd (TIACT).

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Japan Airlines to make Asia’s first biofuel-powered commercial flight

Thursday, June 26, 2008 14:50

Japan Airlines Corporation is planning to fly Asia’s first commercial jet flight powered by second-generation biofuel.

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British researchers develop technique that enables an aircraft to ‘repair itself’

Friday, June 20, 2008 19:38

A revolutionary technique that would enable a damaged aircraft to “repair itself,” even during a flight, has been developed.

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Oman Air growth plan logs on to IBS solutions

Friday, June 20, 2008 19:26

IBS Software, the Kerala-based provider of new-generation IT solutions to the global Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL) industries, has signed a deal with Oman Air.

Five airlines operating in Europe testing use of mobile phones in-flight

Monday, June 9, 2008 7:28

Five airlines operating in Europe are currently carrying out trials on use of mobile phone in-flight.

Frontier Airlines, First Data sign pact on credit-card processing

Monday, June 2, 2008 20:00

Frontier Airlines and First Data Corporation have entered into an agreement regarding continued processing of Frontier Airlines’ Visa and MasterCard charges without any interruption.

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Member-airlines of IATA switch to e-tickets

Monday, June 2, 2008 19:55

Around 240 member-airlines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have done away with paper tickets and switched to total e-ticketing.

People buying airline tickets online being swindled by websites

Monday, June 2, 2008 16:35

In a shocking finding, aviation regulators of the European Union have found that websites selling airline tickets are misleading 1 in 3 European travellers.