Teknoloji
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Lufthansa, BT Altyapısı Konusunda IBM ile Anlaştı
Şöyle biraz geçmişe gidiyoruz. Sene 2011, aylardan Eylül. Hindistan menşeli The Economic Times gazetesinin o dönemdeki bir haberine göre, TATA’nın bilgi işlem firması Tata Consultancy Services, Lufthansa’nın bilgi teknolojileri (BT) şirketi LH Systems’ın %80’lik payı için 500 milyon USD teklif etmişti. Yine gazetenin haberine göre, TATA’nın yanı sıra HP ve IBM de, Lufthansa’ya teklif götürmüş durumdaydı.…
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Virgin Galactic – Behind the Hangar Doors
On October 4th 2014 Virgin Galactic celebrated the anniversary of the Ansari X-Prize victory by inviting special guests for a ‘Behind the Hangar Doors’ tour.
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VZ-9 Avrocar Flying Disc Progress Report
Film from the U.S. National Archives. For educational & non commercial purposes only. Nice to see more info on the Avrocar finally available. Go here to learn all about it: Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar
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KLM, Amsterdam’da iBeacon Kullanıyor
Hollandalı havayolu şirketi KLM, özellikle aktarmalı seyahat eden yolcularının işini kolaylaştırmak için, iBeacon teknolojisini kullanmaya başladı. Apple firması tarafından iOS 7 işletim sistemi ile birlikte kullanıcıların hizmetine sunulan iBeacon teknolojisinden artık, yolu Amsterdam Schiphol havalimanından geçen yolcular da faydalanabilecek. Bu teknolojiye sahip cihazlar, iBeacon antenlerine belli bir mesafeden daha fazla yaklaştıklarında, sinyal alış-verişinde bulunarak, nerede…
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KLM’s Airport Navigation Service at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Transferring at the airport can be a challenge, even for experienced travellers. KLM’s Airport Navigation Service helps out. With this mobile service you easily see the route and walking time to the connecting gate at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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Boeing’s CST-100: America Will Continue the Dream
Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 is being developed as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which aims to resume U.S.-based flights to space by 2017. The CST-100 will transport up to seven passengers or a mix of crew and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth orbit destinations. Under the Commercial Crew…
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Air France and KLM latest airlines to introduce ‘geotainment’ flight maps
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. One of the most popular sections of the IFE system is the moving map. Compared with the two-dimensional maps that are still found on the IFE systems of almost any airline, the latest maps now offer the option to deviate from the flight path to look…
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Gogo, Uçak İçi Eğlence Kavramına Yeni Bir Boyut Getiriyor
Havayolu 101’i yakından takip edenlerin rahatça hatırlayacağı üzere, Amerikalı havayolu şirketleri tarafından iç hat uçuşlarında sunulan internet bağlantı hizmetinin büyük bir bölümü, gogo adlı teknoloji firması tarafından sağlanmakta. 7 Ağustos 2014 tarihinde şirketten yapılan bir açıklamaya göre, gogo için son derece kritik olan bir sertifikasyon süreci başarıyla tamamlandı. Buna göre, yakın bir zamana kadar, uçaktaki internet bağlantısı…
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10 Interesting Airline Product and Service Innovations Launched in 2014
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. At airlinetrends.com we continuously monitor the global aviation industry for product and service innovations launched by airlines in response to cultural, technological, and economic changes that influence airline customers’ needs and expectations. The product and service innovations that we report on our website aim to show…
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American Airlines ‘hackaton’ challenges techies to create the next app
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. As technology is evolving at a rapid pace and many airlines have problems to think outside the box in order to develop innovative mobile-based services, forward-looking carriers are recognizing they better team up with the creative and technology classes to co-create new applications. #NewAmerican Emerging out…
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How airports are responding to today’s connected travellers with mobile services and tech amenities
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com” Consumers today want to be online and connected all the time, wherever they are. Travel is no exception, and this is often a time when travellers need information the most. Passengers are increasingly more connected as they travel and are empowered by smartphones. With the majority…
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Martin-Baker Ejection Seats
Almost 70 years ago, a pioneering British company performed the first test of an innovation which was to transform the cockpit of the jet fighter, and has since saved the lives of thousands of pilots.