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The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 16, 2018
Airlines run on their IT systems and CIOs have to keep these running. When we think about the person who has the CIO job, we think of someone who spends their time thinking about the importance of information technology including such things as cloud computing, building new data centers, and the arrival of the internet of things.
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The Verge
JUNE 9, 2021
The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.
GeekWire
JANUARY 24, 2023
An electronically steered antenna, the flat structure atop the fuselage of the jet in this photo, will connect with both geostationary and low-Earth orbit satellites to enable high-speed internet service on Alaska/Horizon regional jets. The system is expected to debut starting in 2024 on Alaska Airlines sister airline Horizon Air.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Pillar 3: Zero Trust connectivity Traditionally, organizations backhauled traffic destined for cloud applications or the internet to on-premises data centers. Plus, United Airlines customers can also enjoy a better internet experience both in flight and in terminals.
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 8, 2024
Instead, the publicly held operator of Cathay Pacific Airlines and HK Express is shifting from migration to optimization mode in an effort to wrest additional benefits from its all-in cloud transformation. It will replace the standard MPLS network, he adds. The cloud has helped us to be more scalable and agile.”
GeekWire
MARCH 1, 2021
Sunrise as viewed from the Alaska Airlines Flight 482 in Seattle on a 737-MAX 9 flight, with Mount Rainier and an Amazon Prime cargo jet in the distance. As the first airline to bet on the 737 MAX’s return to service , Alaska has thrown its support behind Boeing, which manufactures planes in Everett and Renton, Wash. “We
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
As lean as things got, that time afforded the opportunity to rebuild by flipping the script: Air New Zealand was going to become a digital company that happened to be an airline, rather than an airline with a digital department. This is a chance to start practicing what an airline of the future could look like.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Flying during pandemic times just got a bit more convenient for iPhone users traveling on United Airlines. Read more.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Times have been tough for United airlines in the past. A bit before that the airline had had to delay 500 of their flights because of a second glitch in two weeks of the computer systems that run the airline. United airlines has been dealing with some bad press as of late. The Challenge Of Overbooking.
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
United said the rollout will take several years, but testing is expected to start in early 2025. Should everything go according to plan, United's first commercial flights with Starlink service will take off later next year. United operates and is planning to install Starlink on more than 1,000 jets, making. Read Entire Article
The Verge
JULY 13, 2021
But now, you’ll have to direct your anger at Intelsat instead: it’s the new name of the consumer chunk of the inflight internet company. Last month, Starlink’s VP publicly revealed SpaceX is in talks with several airlines and is designing its own airborne antennas.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 18, 2016
Airline CIOs are going to have to make some tough in-flight internet decisions Image Credit: Christopher Doyle. Back in the day, airline passengers could be assured that their time in the air meant that they had an excuse to unplug and step away from the constant need to do more and more work.
The Verge
JULY 22, 2021
Many websites — including banking pages, brokerages, and gaming services — were affected for just over an hour Thursday, as part of a major internet outage. Several airline sites were also affected: Delta, British Airways, and Southwest’s sites were either down, or had important functionality like flight check-ins broken.
The Verge
AUGUST 10, 2020
In-flight internet provider Gogo is trying to sell its commercial airline business as it continues to lose money during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced on Monday. Gogo is not alone; Global Eagle, which handles in-flight Wi-Fi for Southwest Airlines, filed for bankruptcy last month.).
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 30, 2024
However… Renée DiResta, the technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, has coined the wonderful phrase “ bespoke realities ,” referring to the effects of a “Cambrian explosion of bubble realities,” communities “that operate with their own norms, media, trusted authorities, and frameworks of facts.”
The Investing Edge
JANUARY 21, 2014
This post is the second installment of a three-part series on the Internet of Things. Robert Bosch is a German-based global leader in brake and automotive technology that has established a 500-person subsidiary, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions, to develop sensors and actuators for the Internet of Things (“IoT”).
Gizmodo
JANUARY 18, 2022
For weeks, airlines have been cautioning authorities over the delays and disruptions that would happen in the wake of telco companies’ planned rollout of 5G technology, and things are getting serious. On Monday, the CEOs of several transportation giants like Delta, JetBlue, and American Airlines warned transportation… Read more.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Gogo, the in-flight internet provider, has found a buyer for its commercial airline business. The commercial airline business will remain independent and headquartered in Chicago, the companies said. Gogo, which is based in Chicago, provides in-flight connectivity to major airlines like Delta, United, and Alaska.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a satellite internet project from Boeing first proposed in 2017. Boeing can now move forward with building, launching, and operating its own broadband internet network from space, joining its main aerospace competitor SpaceX.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
“A good model here is commercial airlines, which are incredibly safe, where you put people in a flying bus at 30,000 feet, and they’re much safer than they are in their own cars,” he said. “But now the fraction is very close to 100%, and you can’t double that and get 200% of the internet.
The Verge
APRIL 25, 2022
SpaceX is starting to make deals with airlines to provide its Starlink satellite internet to sky travelers everywhere. It announced a deal on Monday with Hawaiian Airlines, and last week made a similar deal with charter carrier JSX. Airlines seem to be just as enthusiastic about the idea.
Gizmodo
JUNE 16, 2021
Australia’s major banks, airlines, and post office are all experiencing website outages that started Thursday afternoon local time, 12:30 a.m. ET, according to multiple reports from news outlets down under. Read more.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
NASA Developed Technology Aims to Save Commercial Airlines Fuel, Time. Federal Researchers Want to Untangle Internet of Things - Nextgov. Taking the 'cyber' out of security - GCN.com. 4 steps to prepare for the shutdown. A neglected casualty of a government shutdown - FCW.com. We don't have a way to code good guy' - FCW.com.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 25, 2021
On Monday, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to evacuate all 129 passengers after landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport after one of those passenger’s phones caught ablaze. Another day, another story of a Samsung phone turning into a ticking time bomb. Read more.
The Verge
JULY 31, 2020
The company has been shifting its business to rely more on satellite-based internet for its in-flight Wi-Fi services. Gogo has not turned a profit since it went public in 2013, and was undergoing a strategic shift of sorts before the pandemic hit.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 9, 2021
There’s a lot of chatter these days about Web3 — a decentralized version of the internet that operates outside the confines and grips of social media and technology giants. That pass is a digital credential that allows airlines and governments to verify travel and health documents, including COVID-19 test results.
CTOvision
JANUARY 13, 2017
While a single travel agent would rely on their own knowledge, connections, and reach to offer you the best deal, big data has the resources and outreach of hundreds and hundreds of travel agents with more direct connection to the airlines, hotels, and car rentals themselves. They’re Letting Airlines, Rentals, and Hotels Cater to Them.
SecureWorld News
JULY 24, 2024
But when you see what Delta Airlines is *still* doing to passengers some five days after this one piece of bad code ate the internet, you can't blame CrowdStrike any longer. And now the airline finds itself with an airport full of customers nearly a week after the initial problem. This wasn't a single point of failure.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Lewis and Dr. Rhonda Anderson of the ODNI National Intelligence Council will be moderating a panel of Dr Chris Reed (IARPA), Mr. Mark White (Deloitte) and myself on topics of the Internet of Things and its implication for intelligence. United Airlines. Tom Conway. Director, Federal Business Development. FireEye, Inc. Mr. James Comey.
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 13, 2023
Physical security of digital systems When most IT people think of computer security, they think of clever hackers who infiltrate their systems through the internet. A number of high-profile software failures at companies like Southwest Airlines or EasyJet show how code that runs well most of the time can also fail spectacularly.
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 7, 2022
NoSQL databases primarily evolved over the last decade as an alternative to single-instance relational database management systems (RDBMS) which had trouble keeping up with the throughput demands and sheer volume of web-scale internet traffic.
CTOvision
JUNE 3, 2016
The mission of this summit is to provide airlines, operators, integrators and technology vendors with a means to continuously enhance the benefits of connected solutions, from ground to air and from nose to tail. Bob Gourley. The Global Connected Aircraft Summit will be held 6-8 June 2016 in Hollywood California.
The Investing Edge
OCTOBER 17, 2014
“What’s the next killer app in the Internet of Things?”. to iWatch: The Internet of Things” suggested several groundbreaking ideas that might be in the running. For example, data off airline engines is collected to predict – and prevent – anomalies in the engine throughout the flight. Pick one: this is a requirement.
CTOvision
JULY 6, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem: Senate advances secret plan forcing Internet services to report terror activity Ars Technica (Today) - Legislation modeled on 2008 law requiring Internet companies to report child porn.The legislation, approved 15-0 in a closed-door hearing, remains "classified."
GeekWire
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Alaska Airlines plans to shift the majority of its behind-the-scenes wireless business to T-Mobile — creating a new connection between two Seattle-area companies, and illustrating the Bellevue-based wireless carrier’s growth potential in providing 5G services to large government and business customers.
Computerworld Vertical IT
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A ruling by the European Commission will allow airlines to provide 5G voice calling and high-speed connectivity to the internet in 2023; the decision was quickly heralded as a business opportunity for European companies.
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
TikTok said Nas X “broke the internet” with his song and Willingham broke it again with his video creation, which TikTok called a “hypnotic kaleidoscope of color and sound.” ” @rudy_willingham 81 frames printed, cut and shot in camera! . “This opportunity came around and I was like, ‘PERFECT.’
GeekWire
MARCH 11, 2023
Then in 2021, like one and a half years ago, I had some time between jobs and thought, “Okay, this is a good time to spend some more time working on it, bringing it to a level that I can publish it on the internet and share it with people, and to see if people like it.” ” And that’s what I did.
Gizmodo
JUNE 9, 2021
There’s no faster way to win the hearts and minds of the people than by bringing them fast, reliable internet on an airplane. Elon Musk knows this, and that’s maybe why his space company, SpaceX, is reportedly in talks with “several” airlines in a bid to provide their crafts with WiFi via the company’s growing … Read more.
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 26, 2024
Sea-Tac's X/Twitter account posted the following on Saturday morning around 9 a.m.: " The Port of Seattle, including SEA Airport, is experiencing an internet and web systems outage, which is impacting some systems at the airport. Passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines for the latest information for their flights."
CTOvision
JUNE 6, 2016
American Airlines signs contract with ViaSat for in-flight Wi-Fi on some of its planes, ending Gogo's exclusivity (Mike Freeman/Los Angeles Times). Elon Musk is making a big mistake about the Apple Car - Business Insider. The stunning, heartwarming reason why people don't use Siri - CNET.
All Things Distributed
APRIL 4, 2017
Icelandic low-cost airline carrier WOW air is using AWS for its Internet-facing IT infrastructure, including its booking engine, development platforms, and web servers. The airline has also been able to scale quickly to cope with spikes in seasonal traffic, cutting application latency and improving the overall customer experience.
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