airlines

Airport 5G Towers Switched Off In Temporary Aviation Compromise

AT&T and Verizon agree to temporarily switch off 5G towers near certain airports, as operators and FCC hit out at…

3 years ago

BA Faces Record £183.39m Fine For Massive Data Breach

The fine, intended to penalise 'poor security arrangements' that allowed the attack to take place, is the largest ever announced…

5 years ago

Eurostar Resets All Customer Passwords After ‘Attempted’ Hack

The incident, which took place in mid-October, follows major breaches at several airlines — but this time around no payment…

6 years ago

US Ends Laptop Ban For US Bound Flights

Controversial ban preventing Middle Eastern passengers carrying their laptops on flights to the US officially ends

7 years ago

FCC Chairman Could Reverse Decision To Allow In-Flight Phone Calls

Ajit Pai turns against 2013 FCC regulatory proceeding that was attempting to lift the ban on the use of mobile…

8 years ago

Security Hole Could Let Hackers Take Control Of Planes

Security researchers was able to "hijack" in-flight displays and control cabin lighting

8 years ago

British Airways European Flights Get In-Flight Wi-Fi In 2017

British Airways short haul flights get in-flight Wi-Fi a year later than planned, with long haul flights set to be…

8 years ago

Boeing Partners With Microsoft For Azure And Cortana

Boeing buys into Cortana, AI and cloud to access big data it can use to streamline passenger experience and reduce…

8 years ago

EasyJet Turns To Wearable Tech For Smart Uniforms

New LED-packed uniforms for cabin crew and engineers will be trialled next year to celebrate low cost airlines 20th birthday

9 years ago

Inmarsat Satellite In-Flight Wi-Fi Boosted By LTE Ground Network

Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom partner for European Aviation Network, with Lufthansa committing to trials for satellite-LTE in-flight broadband service

9 years ago

United Airlines Rewards Hackers With Million Airmiles

Two hackers awarded one million free airmiles each as part of innovative bug bounty scheme

9 years ago

Second Airline Bans Lithium-ion Battery Shipments

Second major American airline bans the bulk shipment of lithium-ion batteries over fire concerns

10 years ago

American Airlines Confirms 10,000 Accounts Compromised

United also hit by fraud as thieves use stolen credentials to buy travel, upgrades

10 years ago