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  • Detecting volcanic ash clouds with AVOID

    Detecting volcanic ash clouds with AVOID

    After the 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, an invisible cloud of ash raised numerous complications for air navigation and led many airlines to ground their fleet. This underscored the need for new technology allowing aircraft to detect and analyze volcanic ash clouds: the development of which is being advanced by the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic…

  • Lufthansa Systems talks roll-out of BoardConnect wireless IFE

    Lufthansa Systems talks roll-out of BoardConnect wireless IFE

    Lufthansa is to equip its narrowbody fleet in the summer of 2014 with Board Connect’s wireless IFE. Norbert Muller, Board Connect’s senior vp, says that it’s a easy to use, easy to install, has a graphic interface, a variety of content and it also has a revenue making potential.

  • FlySmart with Airbus

    FlySmart with Airbus

  • Uçuş Esnası Eğlence Sistemleri Gelecekte Nasıl Olacak?

    Uçuş Esnası Eğlence Sistemleri Gelecekte Nasıl Olacak?

    İnternet bağlantılı mobil cihazlarda, cep telefonlarının yanı sıra özellikle Tablet PC kategorisinde yaşanan devrimsel dönüşümün ardından, insanoğlu nerede olursa olsun bu cihazları kullanmak ve “bağlı” olmak istiyor. Uçak yolculuğu dahil. Hatırlanacağı üzere, geçtiğimiz Mayıs ayında ABD’de, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tarafından alınan bir kararla, uçak yolcularına sağlanan internet bağlantı hızının artırılmasına yönelik girişimlerde bulunulmasına karar verilmişti.…

  • Delta provides cabin crew with Nokia Lumia ‘onboard retail’ smartphones

    Delta provides cabin crew with Nokia Lumia ‘onboard retail’ smartphones

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Equipping airline cabin crew with tablets and smartphones is the latest step in continued efforts by airlines to increase their onboard retail revenues. Since the end of 2012, American Airlines has been equipping its 17,000 flight attendants with Samsung Galaxy Note handheld devices, saying trials revealed…

  • Havayolu Sektöründe Büyük Veri ve CRM

    Havayolu Sektöründe Büyük Veri ve CRM

    1950’li yılların sonunda American Airlines ile IBM‘in beraberce geliştirip, 1960’larda hizmete soktuğu ilk bilgisayarlı rezervasyon sistemi SABRE‘dan (Semi-automated Business Research Environment) bu yana havayolu sektörü, bilişim teknolojileriyle daima içli dışlı olmuştur. Uzun yıllar içerisinde havayolu sektörü, bilgi işlem ve veri analizi konularında bir çok farklı noktada öncü rolünü üstlenmiştir. Bir yolcunun rezervasyon işleminde birbirinden farklı o kadar…

  • Norwegian’s Dreamliner features geotainment and in-seat ordering

    Norwegian’s Dreamliner features geotainment and in-seat ordering

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Similar to Finnair’s ‘Via Helsinki’ hub strategy, Norwegian – Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier – aims to take advantage of the Nordic region’s favourable geographic location as the shortest route between Europe, North America and Asia. The airline sees an opportunity to capitalize on its extensive…

  • Second screens, geotainment, apps » IFE&C goes fast forward

    Second screens, geotainment, apps » IFE&C goes fast forward

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Rapid developments in consumer electronics, the acceleration of wifi installations onboard aircraft, combined with the large number of passengers carrying one or more digital devices, is creating a momentum that sees many of today’s inflight innovations focus on digital developments. In this three-part series on how…

  • Which Airlines Have Wi-Fi?

    Which Airlines Have Wi-Fi?

  • Heathrow’da Sıkı Takip

    Heathrow’da Sıkı Takip

    Londra Heathrow Havalimanı. Yolcu sayısı bakımından dünyanın en büyük üçüncü meydanı. Senede 70 milyon yolcu, bu limanı kullanıyor. Bir yıl içerisinde 500.000’e yakın uçağın iniş-kalkış yaptığı Heathrow’u ziyaret eden yolcuların %37’sini, aktarmalı (transit) olarak seyahat edenler oluşturuyor. Toplam yolcuların %93’ü Heathrow’a, dış hat uçuşları ile ulaşıyor. Ve tüm bu muazzam rakamlar sadece iki pist ile…

  • Iberia first airline to allow passengers to print their own luggage tags

    Iberia first airline to allow passengers to print their own luggage tags

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Iberia this week became the world’s first airline to allow passengers to download and print their own luggage tags from its website. Rather than queuing up at an airport desk or kiosk, the service – which is called MyBagTag (video) – lets passengers can print their…

  • British Airways to trial electronic baggage tag

    British Airways to trial electronic baggage tag

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. British Airways will start testing an electronic baggage tag which could remove the need for a new paper tag each time a traveller flies and speed up passenger check-in times at the airport. Passengers can update the digital suitcase tag to display their flight information by…