Stories about: Air Canada

United Air Lines Inc. is following the lead of several competitors to help customers help themselves. The Chicago-based air carrier announced Thursday it would develop and install more than 1,100 self-service kiosks at airports during the next two years.

Virgin Atlantic Airways said today it plans to offer limited Internet and e-mail access onboard flights by the end of the year.

In what analysts expect to be the first of many similar agreements for the coming year, Northwest Airlines Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc. this week began selling integrated electronic tickets in conjunction with computerized reservations system operator Worldspan LP.

On five of its long-haul Boeing 767 aircraft, Air Canada this week started providing the same kind of e-mail and Web surfing performance that passengers would experience through a standard dial-up connection on the ground. It's the first such service available to commercial airline passengers anywhere in the world, the carrier said.

Consolidation among business-to-business marketplaces reached new heights Thursday when two ventures backed by major airlines and large airplane-parts manufacturers announced plans to merge.

Judges of this year's ITX Awards have weighed the evidence and cast their vote for the leading Canadian IT solution of the year. This month and next, CIO Canada looks at the four finalists that managed to keep their foothold on the island.

Ansett Australia, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand, will be an equity partner in the newly formed B2B e-commerce exchange, Aeroxchange.

Ansett Australia, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand, will be an equity partner in the newly formed B2B e-commerce exchange, Aeroxchange.

In an effort to provide a cost-effective solution to burgeoning queues at check-in counters, Ansett Australia will introduce check-in machines for electronic ticket holders. Called E-check in, they will initially be installed at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane domestic terminals, and will provide electronic ticket holders the opportunity to skip the notoriously tedious lines with a 15-second check-in (minus bags).

In an industry where change happens at the speed of thought, how do you mobilize your IT resources to respond effectively?

Airlines more concerned with guarding their turf than adapting to the breakneck speed of technological advances in the travel industry run the risk of becoming obsolete, according to industry information technology leaders who spoke at yesterday's International Air Transport Association's (IATA) IT conference.