Tag archive: Heathrow

In September of 2010, ULTra PRT, a manufacturer of electric pod cars, and officials at the Heathrow Airport began operational testing on pods that transport visitors to the airport from the terminal to the parking lot. After successful tests, passenger service began in April of this year. Twenty-two pods have replaced 2 diesel-powered buses that usually made over 200 trips a day between the lots and the terminals. The pods travel on designated… Read More

British Airways is going to allow passengers to use mobile phones to text, e-mail and surf from later this year. But that usage is going to be very limited. You’ll need to be flying between London and New York on one of the company's all-new 32-seater, all-business-class flights, the Daily Telegraph reports, and those flights won’t be cheap. “The service is aimed at people in the Square Mile,” said a… Read More

Flights in and out of some UK airports, including the international hubs of Heathrow and Gatwick near London, were delayed or canceled yesterday when a computer glitch caused problems at the main air control center in Swanwick. The problem hit about 4 pm yesterday, and British Airways alone had to cancel 35 domestic and European flights. There will also be a knock-on effect today with planes not where they should be, according to the BBC,… Read More

People know London for a lot of things, but the capital of business Wi-Fi usage probably isn’t something that would occur to most people. But, according to the iPass Mobile Broadband Index, that’s exactly what it is, according to ZDNet. iPass, a company that provides connectivity to companies supplying Wi-Fi hotspots, is in an excellent position to observe statistic, and it gathered figured from over 100,000 hotspots in 80… Read More

U.S. and EU officials are promising to crack down on the manufacturing, distribution, and sales of counterfeit computer components after seizing more than 360,000 fake items worth more than $1.3 billion during a two-week period in a joint operation run at the end of 2007. Seized materials bore the trademarks of major manufacturers including Cisco, Intel, and Philips. Officials would not say whether they knew importers were knowingly… Read More

Have you ever landed after a long flight and waited at the carousel for your baggage? And waited and waited, only to eventually find out your bag never arrived with you? With the number of lost bags it’s something most of us have experienced. But a new trial at London’s Heathrow airport might eventually make that a thing of the past.   The six-month trial with Emirates Airlines will tag each bad with radio frequency… Read More