Travel & Travel Technology News.For more travel news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jul 10, 2006 Survey: Travelers see red flags with airline cell phone use. Asked about the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. introduction of cell phones on commercial jets, business travelers said they feared the devices would be disruptive and possibly even dangerous. Some even said they would refuse to travel on a plane that allowed cell phone use. Jul 3, 2006 Travelers still waiting for in-flight Wi-Fi. Airline travelers are still at least a year from having in-flight Wi-Fi access. Boeing wants to sell its Connexion unit, and Verizon Airfone has withdrawn from the market. Newcomers Air Cell and JetBlue hope to eventually launch service. Jul 3, 2006 More people book travel online, use kiosk check-ins. The number of people booking their travel online has increased 40% over the past year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. SITA, the provider of communications and IT solutions to the air transport market. The survey also found that self-service kiosk The self-service kiosk rose with the development of the ATM and adoption by consumers coupled with advanced technologies such as touch-screens. Self-service kiosks are hardware devices that work in combination with self service software, allowing users to perform any number of check-ins were most used in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , with 39% of travelers using them. Jul 3, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the American signs contract with Galileo; talks with Sabre stalled. American Airlines has signed a five-year, full-content agreement with Galileo International. American now has content agreements with Galileo, Worldspan, G2 SwitchWorks and Farelogix, but has yet to announce pacts with Sabre and Amadeus. Jul 6, 2006 Continental Airlines Continental says customers want in-flight Internet access. Continental Airlines' customers want in-flight Internet service, the company's chief executive said. Continental is waiting for the technology to develop and for the cost of offering the service to come down, Larry Kellner said. Jul 5, 2006 Galileo International Galileo International adds American Airlines Fares, Inventory As Part of Five-Year Deal. Computerized reservations specialist Galileo International on Thursday said it added American Airlines to its booking system as part of five-year contract. Jul 6, 2006 Kuwait International Airport Kuwait International Airport (IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKBK) is located in Farwaniya, Kuwait, 16 kilometers (approximately 10 miles) south of Kuwait City. It is the hub of Kuwait Airways. , IER IER Institut d'Economie Rurale IER Institute for Economic Research (Ljubljana, Slovenia) IER Institute for Employment Research IER Ion-Exchange Resin (building material) IER Initial Environmental Review IER was awarded a five-year renewal contract for maintenance of the check-in and boarding equipment at Kuwait International Airport. IER, which says it is the industry's "leading supplier of passenger and baggage processing solutions," is collaborating with Computer Data Networks, maintenance provider for SITA, and is supplying boarding pass printers, bag tag printers, barcode boarding gate readers and keyboards to the airport under a December 2005 contract. Jul 7, 2006 LeapFrog LeapFrog lures Orbitz founder as 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. . LeapFrog Enterprises named Jeffrey Katz, founder of Orbitz, its new CEO and president on Wednesday, replacing Tom Kalinske. Kalinske remains vice chairman of the board at the Emeryville maker of teaching toys. Jul 5, 2006 United Airlines United seeks approval to add Wi-Fi hardware to fleet. United Airlines plans to eventually install hardware for inflight wireless broadband on its entire fleet. The airline is seeking 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 to add the Wi-Fi equipment. Jul 5, 2006 |
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