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• Qantas trials mixed reality to train engineers

  Qantas is working with Microsoft and Altoura on a trial to explore the potential of mixed reality to help train its engineers.

• Updated: Rob James new Vodafone Australia CIO

  Former Qantas CTO Rob James is the new chief information officer and director of business enablement at Vodafone Australia.

• Exclusive: Rob James resigns as Qantas CTO

  Qantas’ chief technology officer, Rob James, has resigned after less than two years in the role.

• Qantas' cloud-based flight sim saving millions in fuel

  A cloud-based flight path simulator, which determines the most efficient route airplanes can take to reach their destination, is set to save Qantas millions of dollars in fuel, the airline's CEO Alan Joyce said today.

• Qantas prepares to ditch mainframes for the cloud

  Qantas is planning to move the vast majority of its compute workload into the cloud over the next two years, the airline's chief technology officer, Rob James, today told the Amazon Web Services Summit in Sydney.

• How emotional intelligence is changing the face of engineering

  To spearhead the advent of driverless cars, Holden recently announced it would invest $120 million annually in Australian engineering and design. This staggering commitment includes expanding the company’s workforce by 150 engineers in Melbourne alone.

• ​Sydney Airport in first stages of facial recognition trial

  Sydney Airport is in the first stages of trialing ‘couch to gate’ facial recognition technology in conjunction with carrier, Qantas.

• Paul Keen moves to Qantas

  Former Airtasker CTO Paul Keen is the new head of software engineering at Qantas. Keen, who left the gig economy player last month, is reporting to Qantas chief technology, Rob James who joined the airline last May.

• Jamila Gordon leaves GetSwift

  GetSwift’s global chief information officer Jamila Gordon has moved on after less than 12 months in the role. The former Qantas CIO joined the ASX-listed logistics software outfit in February this year.

• Qantas fast evolving into a digital business, says CTO

  Qantas is fast evolving to become a digital business, in response to how customers interact with the brand, the airline’s chief technology officer Rob James.

• Qantas pilots get flight data app

  A new flight data application is providing Qantas pilots with data to help them fly more efficiently and help reduce carbon emissions.

• Jetstar CEO to lead innovation at Qantas in airline exec shake-up

  A major reorganisation of Qantas Group’s executive team will see the CEO of Jetstar Group lead innovation and digital at Qantas

• EXCLUSIVE: Rob James new Qantas CTO

  William Hill’s IT boss Rob James has quit his post and will join Qantas as the airline’s new chief technology officer in early August.

• ​Australia’s gate ‘wide open’ for email spoof attacks

  Almost all of Australia’s leading businesses and government agencies have their email fraud defences wide open, according to new research.

• Virgin Australia unveils inflight wireless internet in the sky

  ​Virgin Australia has partnered with inflight connectivity provider Gogo and Optus to provide customers with inflight wireless Internet access on its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.