Travel & Travel Technology News.Apr 23, 2007 Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Communications and Media Authority yesterday approved an inflight cellular communication trial on one Qantas aircraft for up to 12 months and said it will consider "the potential for permanent regulatory arrangements for the service" once it collects and analyzes results from the evaluation program . "The granting of permissions for the evaluation service is the culmination of many months of work aimed at facilitating an industry need," ACMA ACMA Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA American Composites Manufacturers Association ACMA Academy of Country Music Awards ACMA American College of Mortgage Attorneys ACMA Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Chairman Chris Chapman said. The trial will be conducted on one QF passenger aircraft operating domestic routes. "Qantas has decided to commence the evaluation with e-mail and text only, disabling voice services," ACMA Apr 19, 2007 The Hong Kong Tourism Board The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), is a Hong Kong government-sub vented body. It was founded on 1 April 2001 under the HKTB Ordinance. It was reconstituted from and replaced the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA), which was established by Government Ordinance in 1957. (HKTB HKTB Hong Kong Tourist Board ) announced the appointment of The Hon James Tien Pei-chun as its new Chairman. Apr 19, 2007 De Niro to Invest in Dominican Republic Tourism Dominican Tourism Minister Felix Jim?nez is on record as saying he's had discussions with De Niro, in which De Niro outlined plans to invest in local tourism, in Pedernales to the southwest of the country, or in Montecristi, to the northwest. Apr 17, 2007 Air France Air France test program allows travelers to use cell phones Air France this summer will start testing a program that will allow travelers to use their cell phones during flights. The airline will allow travelers to use their cell phones to send e-mails and text messages starting in July. In the final three months of the tests, the airline will allow travelers to use their handsets for voice service. Apr 20, 2007 Qantas Airways Qantas to test in-flight mobile phone use Qantas plans to test the viability of in-flight mobile phone use during a three-month trial that will enable passengers to send and receive SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and e-mail messages, but not make voice calls. The 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. continues to ground in-flight mobile use, saying it is uncertain of ground network interference. Apr 18, 2007 Sabre, Amadeus Controversial Sabre-Amadeus content pact quietly expires A one-year deal between Amadeus and Sabre to share airline inventory if a carrier dropped out of one of the GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards services expired last month. The agreement created quite a stir in the industry, with airlines criticizing it as a violation of their intellectual property. Apr 18, 2007 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 Airlines SAS Scandinavian Airlines announced the launch of SAS.mobi, a version of its website available on mobile phones that offers check-in, flight status, timetables, loyalty program access and other features. The site was created by Adimo of Sweden. Apr 19, 2007 Travelport Travelport Limited announced today that Steve Barnhart has been named 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. and president of the Orbitz Worldwide division, replacing Mitch Truwit, who vacated the position last September. Barnhart has been serving as president and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Orbitz Worldwide since Truwit's departure. Apr 17, 2007 ZZ Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 16, 2007 |
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