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FAA’s go-ahead for 737 MAX’s return to flight kicks off a massive software upgrade

GeekWire

The key fixes involve software rather than hardware — and that part of the job is more like installing a Windows update than installing an actuator. Based on months of investigation, it was software that led to the fatal flaw in the jets that crashed. Other fixes provide more cross-checking between flight control computers.

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Electronic bag tags are ready for take-off: Here’s what we learned on multiple flights with one

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines has made electronic bag tags available to elite Mileage Plan members, with a broader rollout planned in the first half of this year. Walking into Sea-Tac Airport for a Friday afternoon flight, I glanced smugly at the people huddled around the Alaska Airlines self-serve kiosks to print bag tags. Alaska is the first U.S.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Understanding the business of the airline industry As previously mentioned, the revenue streams are becoming diversified in the airline sector.

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Google won’t give old Pixels the best 5G, even though it admits it could

The Verge

Google says it doesn’t plan to update the software for the Pixel 4a 5G , 5 , or 5a to support C-band 5G in the US, despite also saying that the phones have the necessary hardware and that the functionality will work in other countries. The company loved pointing this out during the 5G debacle with the FAA, carriers, and airlines.).

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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

737 MAX airliners had to grapple with a hybrid of old and new technology , where a complex piece of software controls hydraulic pumps and motors similar to those used when Lyndon Johnson was president. emissions tests by doctoring control software that had been added to diesel-engine designs. Dealing With The Old And The New.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs must watch for the next generation of emerging technologies because new software can go from the dreams of some clever coder to an essential part of every IT shop in the blink of an eye. Analog computing The most common paradigm for computation has been digital hardware built of transistors that have two states: on and off.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO Business Intelligence

As far as slicing is concerned, however, Oswald can imagine that Fraport will later offer its own slicing services for its B2B partners, such as airlines or logistics companies. Azure for 5G as software Fraport and NTT were also open about the chosen technology approach. in Germany.

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