American Airlines Inc, a subsidiary of AMR Corp., announced that they will be buying up to 100 Boeing 787s. According to Boeing, American Airlines has a firm order for 42 787-900s, and has 58 options. The first 42 airplanes on firm order are expected to be delivered between 2012 and 2018, the other 58 787s are expected around [...]
October 16, 2008
Will the Shoes Stay On?
Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, the primary airport serving Tel Aviv, just implemented a new technology that makes security an easier process for passengers. It’s called MagShoe, a new product from IDO Technology. IDO’s website states, “The current “workaround” of removing shoes before passing through metal detectors is cumbersome, inconvenient and worst of all, inaccurate – creating long [...]
