Jetstar and Virgin say that the rollout of Wi-Fi internet on board flights in Australia won't take place until third party providers begin installing terrestrial Wi-Fi base stations to provide internet connectivity.
Stephen Tame talks to CIO Australia about outsourcing, desktop virtualization and dealing with IT carbon emissions.
To some extent, organisations are being held back from realising the value of IT projects by the very way in which they measure success. Too often, it is based solely on the business case.
Jetstar is upgrading its unified communications (UC) environment as part of a new whole-of-company approach towards technology and mobility.
The executive who has described himself as Qantas' "quasi-chief information officer" has been promoted out of his role to head up the Australia and New Zealand operations of the airline's JetStar subsidiary.
The global financial crisis has been hard on may industry sectors, but arguably few are doing it as tough as the airline industry.
Its CEO told his staff that it was akin to giving someone a heart and lung transplant while they are in the middle of a marathon -- without stopping. And that pretty much was what it was like for Jetstar last weekend as the low cost airline embarked on its largest IT overhaul since it took flight in 2004.