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The incident points up some of the real problems facing security personnel as they try to enforce the "no-fly" list. One issue is spelling; many foreign names have several different transliterations into English. And the sheer size of the list is daunting; thousands of names have been added in...
U.S. consumers spent $128 billion at kiosks last year, an 80% jump from the year before, according to IHL Consulting Group. By 2007, that figure could hit $1.3 trillion. Companies like the technology because kiosks let them save on labor costs. Forrester Research, a consulting firm, calculates that airlines save...
For line-hating or control-loving consumers, self-serve provides a nice option. And kiosks have become more sophisticated. United Airlines upgraded its 893 kiosks this summer to offer transactions in French and Spanish as well as English. Of course, if you prefer a smile with your service--or are...
What's extraordinary about the scene is just how routine it has become for MedAire, the world's largest provider of onboard emergency medical assistance for ships and airlines. Founded in 1986 by former nurse Joan Sullivan Garrett, MedAire has grown from a tiny one-woman shop into a $17...
Through its medical-assistance arm MedLink, MedAire counts 74 airlines as clients, including British Airways, Emirates and Continental Airlines, as well as operators of 1,800 corporate aircraft and 1,700 ships and yachts. The company, which also offers worldwide security consulting, fielded 23,202 calls last year for everything...