- Ningbo Airport Initiates "Microblogging Robot" to Serve Spring Festival Rush[Jan. 29, 2013]
The Sunshine Service Department of Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) has launched a "microblogging robot" to improve its services during the Spring Festival travel rush (Jan. 26-Mar. 6), by replying customers' inquires intelligently via microblogging. The "microblogging robot" could do 10 staff's work, which results in more efficient services during Spring Festival.
- Google Flights Now Lets You Search for Destinations by Region Rather Than Airport[Jan. 28, 2013]
Google's Flights search service has been updated to gives users a much broader set of destinations in their searches, for those not too fussy about where they end up on holiday.
- Sound May Protect Airliners from Birds[Jan. 21, 2013]
Low-frequency sound aimed at birds as they approach busy flight paths could reduce bird strikes that put airliners and passengers at risk, U.S. researchers say.
- United Begins Offering Wi-Fi on Trans-Oceanic Flights[Jan. 15, 2013]
United Airlines today rolled out its first aircraft equipped with satellite-based Wi-Fi. That will allow the carrier to offer the service on long-haul trans-oceanic flights.
- Booking System Delays Anger Virgin Australia Customers[Jan. 15, 2013]
Frustrated Virgin Australia passengers have complained of being kept on hold for up to 12 hours following the airline's switch to a new booking and reservations system across its domestic and international networks.
- US Airways Expects Airbus Single Aisles to Offer Gogo's ATG-4 by May[Jan. 08, 2013]
US Airways by May will equip its entire Airbus fleet with Gogo ATG-4 wireless service.
- Virgin to Implement New Check-In, Booking Systems This Weekend[Jan. 08, 2013]
Virgin Australia has a small army of computer experts and support staff in place to help it cope with a major switch to a new booking and check-in system this weekend.
- Now Show Soft Copy of Plane Tickets to Enter into Airports[Jan. 01, 2013]
Air travellers can now enter airports by showing a soft display of air tickets on their smart-phones, tablets and laptops.
- U.S. Clears Way for Wider In-Flight Internet Deployment[Dec. 29, 2012]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for wider adoption of in-flight Internet services, aiming to cut by as much as 50 percent the time needed for regulatory approval.
- CAAC Approves China Eastern to Use iPad EFB in Flight[Dec. 28, 2012]
On Dec. 26, the Eastern China Regional Administration of CAAC has officially approved China Eastern Airlines Corp. (MU)'s trial operation of class 1 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) in its Airbus A330 fleet, making China Eastern the first airline in China to deploy class 1 EFB in its cockpit.