{"id":209772,"date":"2025-05-02T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-airlines-still-use-dot-matrix-printers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:00:16","slug":"why-do-airlines-still-use-dot-matrix-printers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=209772","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Airlines Still Use Dot Matrix Printers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the globe transforms deeper into the digital age, it could be surprising that many airlines continue to use dot matrix printers. This technology dates back to the 1970s, so why do airlines continue to use it? Are there any new forms of technology that could eventually replace these printers? Today, the dot matrix printer is used for boarding passes<\/a>, baggage tags, and flight manifests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From baggage tags to boarding passes, the dot matrix printer remains reliable for the fast-paced airline industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,8419,476,6342,1706,423,1777],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airline-tickets","category-airlines","category-boarding-pass","category-department-of-transport","category-united-states","category-us-department-of-transportation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t