Travel & Travel Technology News.For more travel news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jun 12, 2006 Airports offer services, technology to business fliers. For many travelers, airports double as remote offices. Some airports offer conference rooms, copiers and fax machines. Some allow travelers to rent laptops. "Business travelers need these services," said Jenni Bowring-McDonough, a spokeswoman for Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. "People don't want to be unplugged in the airport. Time is too valuable." http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineairp.htm Jun 6, 2006 The carrier already has interline e-ticketing agreements in place with American Airlines and British Airways and will link up with Cathay Pacific within months. Remaining members, plus recruits Malev Hungarian Airlines and Royal Jordanian, will be online by the time JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. joins next year. Oneworld said it is the only alliance with interline e-ticketing among all its members. Jun 6, 2006 U.S. and Switzerland Establish a New Trade and Investment Forum. Switzerland Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement" signed May 25 marks a significant step to strengthening the already robust economic relations between countries that in 2005 enjoyed more than $24 billion in two-way trade, said Mario Brossi of the Swiss Foreign Investment Agency Location: Switzerland, based here. "Despite Switzerland's small size, it is the 18th largest U.S. export market," Mr. Brossi said. "Even more impressively, after Germany, the U.S. is the second largest market for Swiss goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . Jun 6, 2006 US Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. said AirCell of Colorado and LiveTV, a JetBlue Airways subsidiary, won the 144-round auction concluded June 2 for two air-ground spectrum licenses in the 800MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. band. Verizon Airfone's license to use the spectrum expires in May 2010 and it must relinquish three of the four MHz bands on which it operates within the next two years. AirCell bid $31.3 million for a 3-MHz block and LiveTV will pay $7 million for a 1-MHz block. Subject to FAA approval, the four MHz of air-ground spectrum can be used to provide a range of communications services to aircraft passengers, including broadband Internet, FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. said. AirCell said in a statement that it will "revolutionize airborne communications in the United States The primary regulator of communications in the United States is the Federal Communications Commission. It closely regulates all of the industries mentioned below with the exception of the Internet service provider industry. " with fully integrated wireless broadband service scheduled for deployment next year. Jun 6, 2006 Wi-Fi access could cost fliers $10 per flight. Travelers could access the Internet in airplanes as early as next year if regulators approve the services. Passengers would pay about $10 per flight for the service, which needs Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control Approval. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineairp.htm Jun 6, 2006 New version of data-sharing pact may not ease court's concerns. A new version of a passenger data sharing agreement may not alleviate a European court's privacy concerns. Airlines in the U.S. and Europe are urging the U.S. to better organize the way it collects information. The governments should coordinate the passenger information programs and the Homeland Security Department's Secure Flight program, Air Transport Association President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James May said. Jun 5, 2006 Air One Air One said it will install JetBlue's LiveTV audio/video system on its new A320s--but without the live television component. The IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). will be limited to four video and 20 audio channels. Air One placed a firm order for 30 A320s in January to replace its aging fleet of 737s. Jun 8, 2006 Continental Airlines, Galileo Continental, Galileo sign five-year pact. Continental Airlines signed a five-year distribution agreement with Galileo. Under the agreement, all agencies and corporations connected to Galileo and Apollo systems will be able to access the airline's published fares and inventory. Jun 7, 2006 Direct Fly Direct Fly of Poland selected Radixx International to provide its Web-based reservations and passenger management systems. Jun 5, 2006 JetBlue Airways JetBlue unit wins airwaves auction. A JetBlue Airways unit won a federal auction for a piece of bandwidth that will allow it to offer in-flight Internet service. Another company, AirCell, won the auction for the larger 3 megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. of bandwidth and hopes to offer air-to-ground communication. Air Transport Association spokesman David Castelveter said carriers will decide carefully whether to invest in the technology. Jun 5, 2006 Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian licensed the PROS Airline Solutions Suite, which includes the PROS 6 Revenue Management System, the PROS Group System and the PROS Network Revenue Planning System. Jun 5, 2006 SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Scandinavian SAS Scandinavian Airlines said passengers on four flights this month between New York and Stockholm will have the opportunity to test new Sony Ericsson mobile phones using VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a technology rather than a mobile/cellular network. The aircraft are equipped with Connexion by Boeing Connexion by Boeing (CBB) was an in-flight online connectivity service from Boeing. This service allowed travellers to access a high-speed internet connection while on board a plane in flight through a wired Ethernet or a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi connection. , which makes it possible for passengers traveling with laptops accessing the Connexion service to use VOIP phones without risking interference with aircraft systems or avionics. Jun 9, 2006 |
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