- Wed Jan 28 2009 British Airways to allow in-flight texting
British Airways says it will allow limited cell phone use on a London-New York flight due to start in September.
- Thu Jul 2 2009 British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications
Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing, and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.
- Tue Sep 7 2004 Airline's interest in mile-high Wi-Fi dives
In-flight broadband still too expensive and immature, British Airways CEO says.
- Thu Oct 26 2000 Aviation giants take flight in B2B formation
British Airways, United, Honeywell and others combine their online trading exchanges into a single venture designed to cut purchasing costs for participating buyers and sellers.
- Wed Jul 2 2003 Scandinavian takes off with Boeing Wi-Fi
Scandinavian Airlines System taps Connexion by Boeing to equip SAS' aircraft with Wi-Fi, making it the latest major carrier to commit to in-flight wireless connectivity.
- Mon Mar 26 2001 E-mail for all on Virgin Atlantic
The European commercial airline is working with Tenzing Communications to integrate its Internet systems into Virgin Atlantic's in-flight entertainment system.
- Mon Mar 26 2001 E-mail for all on Virgin Atlantic
The European commercial airline is working with Tenzing Communications to integrate its Internet systems into Virgin Atlantic's in-flight entertainment system.
- Fri Apr 28 2000 Airlines take off with Net marketplace plans
A group of six major airlines plans to build a business-to-business online marketplace to handle supply purchases, a process that costs about $32 billion a year.
- Mon Jul 24 2000 Oracle lands deal to build airline marketplace
The database software maker says it has won a contract to provide the software that will run Aeroxchange, a new online marketplace planned by a consortium of airline giants.
- Thu Apr 26 2001 AOL climbs aboard cruise line
Princess Cruises is preparing to add surfing to its activity agenda--surfing the Web, that is.


