British Airways may become the first high-profile company to run afoul of Europe’s far-reaching data privacy rules -- and face potentially hefty fines -- after a computer hack compromised credit card data from some 380,000 customers. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which took effect in May, mandates that companies have to take technical precautions such as encryption to ensure client data is protected. It also states that firms must notify authorities about breaches within 72 hours after learning about them. Violations can be punished with as much as 4% of a company’s annual sales, which for BA could reach about US$633m based on 2017 figures. The hack at BA lasted for more than 2 weeks during the months of August and September. <br/>
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American Airlines is going wide with live-streaming TV on both domestic and international flights. The said it has activated free live TV on 100 domestic aircraft, with plans to extend the live-TV offering and high-speed internet across its entire mainline narrow-body fleet of more than 700 aircraft during 2019. American is partnering with Dish Network on its live-television offering, which will include 12 channels — Bravo, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, TNT and USA Network, among them. All channels will stream directly to passengers’ laptops, phones or tablets free of charge and will be available gate to gate, AA said. Passengers also can access a line-up of free entertainment, including hundreds of movies and on-demand television shows. <br/>