After the credit card information of hundreds of thousands of its customers were compromised over a two-week period in the …
British Airways halts London flights following latest IT glitch
The carrier suffered a massive computer system failure in May 2017, caused by a power supply issue near Heathrow, which stranded 75,000 customers over a busy holiday weekend – and left BA with a bill amounting to over £100 million.
British Airways keep passengers connected during long-haul flights
British Airways has announced that it will be implementing high-speed Wi-Fi to three of its long-haul aircrafts. According to the airline, it plans to connect 118 of its long-haul aircraft over the next two years.
SITA launches Blockchain airline research
SITA Lab, the research team of the air transport industry’s IT provider SITA, has revealed findings from research it carried …
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 01.06.17
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
British Airways IT chaos likely caused by human error
A maintenance worker may have accidentally switched off the power supply at the centre of the British Airway’s IT failure which caused disruption for 75,000 passengers, it has been claimed.
BA flight chaos caused by data centre power surge
A major British Airways crash has highlighted the importance for businesses of testing backup systems and disaster recovery procedures to …
British Airways: Global IT failure suspends flights
British Airways’ computer systems have crashed across the world causing major delays that left passengers stranded in airports.
CIO Spotlight: Blessing in disguise
When fate stepped in the way of Fady Sleiman’s dream of becoming a pilot, it opened up an entirely new road – one that would eventually bring him to the position of corporate CIO for the Middle East and Africa at General Electric.
BA hires Xerox to cut 25% of mail and digital print costs
British Airways is partnering with Xerox to cut “up to a quarter” of the cost of its mail and digital …