.aero development news 2004
October 06, 2004 The man who invented the Domain Name System talks to .aero
Paul Mockapetris is one of the visionaries who developed the nuts and bolts of the Internet. In an interview with the .aero team, Dr Mockapetris talked about his work - and the way it is continuing to reshape the Internet universe. Having participated in the development of SMTP e-mail system (the vi...
October 06, 2004 Its time to understand RFID
A powerful head of steam is building up over the introduction of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, not least in air transport. As we discuss in the article on simplifying the business (see above), IATA has been mandated by its members to seek the rapid adoption of RFID for baggage. For mor...
October 06, 2004 Flight status service leads to new standards
In June SITA completed the trial of a new flight status service operated in collaboration with Geneva International Airport. The service received very positive feedback from users. As part of the pilot operation, a cross-sector task force has developed a policy to guide the registration and use of d...
October 06, 2004 The advent of a predictable resourse
In June, with the full support of ICANN, SITA activated all remaining two/three letter industry codes within the .aero domain. More than 40 airlines and 200 airports are already using www.(industrycode).aero. The next step has now been taken, with the development of a programme designed to link thos...
October 06, 2004 How .aero is helping simplify the business
IATA has been asked by its member airlines to lead initiatives that will redefine the way we do business. It will benefit both the industry and the customer by making a more efficient travel experience for everyone. All of the initiatives rely on some form of communication between different systems ...
