Category: british airways

British Airways is testing autonomous electric wheelchairs at JFK

Post author By Randall
Post date February 28, 2020
Categories In autonomous, british airways, ev, gear, jfk, jfk airport, Tech, Transportation, wheelchair, whill

[ad_1] While it won’t be breaking any speed records, each unit can avoid obstacles and other people with the help of anti-collision technology. It can also navigate the terminal without assistance from airport staff. Before boarding, you can visit as many places as you want using the built-in display. After dropping you off at your […]

British Airways breaks the New York to London subsonic flight record

Post author By Randall
Post date February 10, 2020
Categories In airline, boeing, boeing 747, british airways, flight, gear, subsonic, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] This wasn’t even the only potential record-setter. Virgin Atlantic had two flights that came close, one arriving just a minute later while another was three minutes behind. The airline even took potshots at British Airways on Twitter, claiming that it came close with half as many engines (on an Airbus A350-1000) and half the […]

British Airways is offering VR entertainment on flights

Post author By Randall
Post date August 14, 2019
Categories In 2d, 3d, air travel, airline, av, british airways, Entertainment, flying, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, in-flight, on-board, services, skylights, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, vr, Wearables

[ad_1] The headsets come from VR company SkyLights and are fully immersive regardless of how the wearer is sitting — they’ll even work if they’re lying fully flat (which is another first class luxury in itself). The line-up also includes a range of expertly-selected therapeutic VR experiences, such as guided meditation and sound therapy, specifically […]

UK regulator to hit British Airways with record fine over 2018 hack

Post author By Randall
Post date July 8, 2019
Categories In british airways, business, Data Protection, Facebook, fine, gdpr, ico, Privacy, Security, Tech, tomorrow, Uk

[ad_1] In September last year, hackers stole the data of anyone who booked a flight through the BA website over a two-week period, affecting around 380,000 people. The pilfered data included login details, payment information, travel booking information, and addresses. The attack was coordinated by a well-established group who were also responsible for other security […]

British Airways will let you track your luggage with RFID tags

Post author By Randall
Post date June 26, 2019
Categories In british airways, rfid, rfid tag, rfid tags, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, viewtag

[ad_1] The move by British Airways reflects a greater trend of the airline industry embracing radio frequency identification technology. Delta rolled out RFID luggage tags back in 2016, allowing passengers to view their bag’s location on the FlyDelta mobile app. Last summer, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) voted to deploy RFID globally by 2020. […]