http://www.silicon.com Results for boarding pass en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39421938,00.htm As part of a pilot that will run until the end of October this year, frequent flyers travelling from Nice to Paris with the airline will be able to pick up their boarding pass by swiping an NFC-enabled phone over a reader at the airport. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39366340,00.htm The system then automatically books a limo pick-up on an outside company's system, notifies the passenger of the pick-up time, receives GPS updates on the limo's progress to the airport, prints off the boarding pass and bag tags when the car is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:56:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39263305,00.htm It's a backbreaking, dirty and often dangerous job to look under every truck and with 10,000 of these vehicles each week boarding ferries, it is physically impossible UK Border Agency staff to personally check them all. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39170014,00.htm The desk includes a phone connected to the terminal's high capacity IP network and a barcode scanner to register boarding passes. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when they pass through the terminal. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:47:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169157,00.htm The machines work in much the same way as those operated by airlines, with a reference code requested to confirm the booking before boarding tickets are issued. Once passengers have their ticket, they pass through these gates to the Eurostar... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:02:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39168746,00.htm Editor's blog silicon.com editor, Tony Hallett, makes some observations about modern air travel and says you can tear up that boarding pass… Gatwick airport is the latest UK airport to trial biometric fingerprinting technology to boost... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:12:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39168722,00.htm I passed him a boarding pass that I had printed up only moments earlier at a self-service kiosk, which all went swimmingly, too - the airlines are getting there. So isn't it funny that on Saturday morning as I kicked my heels among the construction... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:55:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39167674,00.htm It had regular economy check-in (a nightmare of a snaking queue), online check-in (for those who checked in over the web and were arriving for 'bag drop') and DIY check-in, whereby passengers use a kiosk to get checked in, print up a boarding pass... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39164555,00.htm A fingerprint scanner on the kiosk verifies the person against the details on the card and then issues a boarding pass. For those without a card the miSense kiosk scans and records the passenger's passport and right index fingerprint and then... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:50:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39164554,00.htm The basic security screening requires the passenger to scan their passport and right index finger at a self-service check-in kiosk before getting a boarding card. The passenger's fingerprint is then checked again at automatic barriers before... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:00:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39163725,00.htm Soghoian's "Northwest Airlines Boarding Pass Generator" enables people to create boarding passes that appeared virtually identical to the ones printed from the Northwest Airlines website. A website that let anyone with an internet connection and a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39162429,00.htm I was later picked out at random for a full shakedown at the boarding gate where security staff emptied my computer bag and pockets. Each time I pass the pile of confiscated cosmetics and bottles containing everything from water to wine, milk and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39162650,00.htm We've simplified our fares, we enabled you to upgrade, we enabled you to book a seat and one of the things that's really going great guns at the moment is print your own boarding pass at home and do online check-in and people absolutely love that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/travel/0,3800011481,39158292,00.htm After 15 frustrating minutes at the self-service kiosk, I then had to queue for regular check-in, ask the clerk to cancel my boarding pass and reissue passes for adjacent seating. Written whilst not travelling and despatched to silicon.com from an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:49:27 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39157435,00.htm Passengers who check-in on ba.com will be able to print their boarding pass from their home or office printer up to 24 hours before their flight, which BA says will allow them to proceed immediately to the boarding gate on arrival at the airport. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39150421,00.htm For example, a businessman making an overseas trip can book his flight and hotel room via his mobile phone and use it at the airport to print out his boarding pass. Philips and BenQ have introduced a prototype Near Field Communication (NFC) phone... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:59:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/enterprise/0,3800003425,39129017,00.htm You will print your own boarding pass at home or it will be on your phone," he said. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking tags are still a "technology in search of an effective application", according to the pan-airline industry IT body... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:35:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/0,39024711,10002846,00.htm She attended a traditional girls' boarding school in London as a day-boarder for a number of years. And I agree - there have been too many good causes trying to pass themselves off as businesses. In the first of his new series for silicon.com, Rene... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:36:00 +0000