Travel & Travel Technology News.Oct 9, 2006 Air France-KLM Air France-KLM (Euronext Paris: AF, NYSE: AKH) is an airline company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, France. KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) will switch over to the same IT system as Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde next year, allowing sales on a common platform. Oct 4, 2006 Amadeus, LAN Airlines LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL (formerly Lan Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. Amadeus said that LAN Airlines announced the first phase of deployment of Altea Reservation Desktop for airlines, with full deployment planned for 1,500 LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. points-of-sale worldwide. Oct 3, 2006 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. Connexion by Boeing in-flight Internet system, agreed by most to be excellent from both a practical and technical point of view, but not viable, and now dumped by the aircraft manufacturer, is not finished. Shephard's daily In-flight Online reports that Panasonic 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. , wants to take the operation over and develop it itself. Clearly Panasonic is putting funds into the project but airlines are expecting to receive cancellation fees from Boeing which will help towards the project. Shephard says that Panasonic wants carriers to firm up within 60 days and is targeting 500 planes to be equipped and say they have 150 committed. Lufthansa has over 60 aircraft with Connexion and 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. with about 20. Typically Etihad was an early customer and has equipped its new Boeing 777s, telling 'guests' that it will be switched off in December. However for its equally new A340-500s, the system has not been completed. Any new 'Son of Connexion' is likely to be wireless only, a major saving on the early wired system. http://www.shephard.co.uk/In-flight/default.aspx?Action=-1000945703&ID=78b42b71-21f5-4d2e-8703-6387a7a39a0b Oct 2, 2006 Connexion by Boeing, SES Americom SES Americom is a major commercial satellite operator based in the United States. Formerly RCA Americom and GE Americom the company is now (with SES Astra and SES New Skies) one of the principal parts of SES S.A.. SES Americom, a satellite communications company, said it received a $70 million payment from Boeing relating to the cancellation of Connexion by Boeing inflight internet service. Oct 4, 2006 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic is to provide passengers with live text news throughout their flight. The airline already has one of the best in-flight entertainment systems, available to all passengers. The service will give travelers up to date news stories, as they happen, straight to their seat back TV. Sky News, will be the provider of the news content, which will include breaking news, business news, sports news and match results, celebrity gossip and weather information. Our image is from the Upper Class cabin. Virgin also says that with the new and most impressive Clubhouse at Heathrow T3 working extremely smoothly it is prepared to discuss with other airlines a guest arrangement "at a price" as a senior executive put it. Easily the largest executive lounge at the airport, and approached via a marble staircase, it features a bar, deli and brasserie bras·se·rie n. A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, especially beer, as well as food. [French, from brasser, to malt, brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin , the Cowshed spa, and an office area. Children are catered for too in their own section. http://www.flyvirgin.com Oct 2, 2006 Worldspan, Delta Air Lines Worldspan and Delta Air Lines completed a new long-term distribution agreement affirming "Worldspan's Super Access Product as a preferred distribution program for the airline through June 2013." 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