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Can big data help you avoid jet lag? Qantas is finding out
During the first-ever 19-hour direct flight, Qantas gathered data on passengers and crew to measure the impact on their health and test mitigation techniques. Read more…
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Cathay Pacific admits data breach – shares duly clobbered
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways slid nearly 7% to a nine-year low on Thursday after it said data of about 9.4 million passengers of Cathay and its unit, Hong Kong Dragon Read more…
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How connected planes will disrupt the aviation sector
Increased connectivity in airplanes could increase efficiency and reduce environmental effects, according to recent reports from the Sky High Economics study, a project from the London School of Economics for UK-based satellite company Inmarsat. ITU Read more…
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Qatar Airways deploys Inmarsat’s inflight broadband service
Inmarsat announced that Qatar Airways is rolling out the satellite operator’s new GX Aviation inflight broadband service on its Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft. Qatar Airways is the first airline in the Middle East Read more…
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Changi Airport may use facial recognition to find stray passengers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ever been delayed on a flight because of straggling fellow passengers? That might be an annoyance of the past at Singapore’s Changi airport which is testing facial recognition systems that could, in Read more…
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Airline trade group IATA backs plan for global drone registry
MONTREAL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The world’s airlines are backing the development of a United Nations-led global registry for drones, as a rise in near collisions by unmanned aircraft and commercial jets fuels safety concerns, an executive Read more…
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Inflight Wi-Fi finally matures enough to pay off – at least for vendors
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Satellite technology to provide Wi-Fi onboard planes has matured to a point where more and more airlines are looking to use it, triggering a “gold rush” among suppliers. That brings opportunities for Read more…
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Airlines think machine learning could solve overbooking dilemma
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – Being offered cash at the gate to take a later flight because of overbooking may become a rarity if technology being examined by major airlines such as British Airways, JetBlue and Qantas Read more…
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TRAI says it’s okay with inflight Wi-Fi and mobile now
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday recommended that internet services like Wi-Fi and mobile connectivity should be permitted on domestic and international flights in India. India is one Read more…
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Eutelsat 172B satellite ready to beam broadband to planes in APAC
Eutelsat Communications’ all-electric Eutelsat 172B satellite has begun full commercial service, promising greatly enhanced flexibility, power and connectivity for users from the West coast of the Americas to Asia, Oceania and across the Pacific. The Read more…