Analog relic disappears from Singapore airport

The World

Singapore’s Changi Airport recently retired its Solari board, the analog arrivals and departures sign with an iconic fluttering sound. But that doesn’t mean this technology is dead. The World’s Amanda McGowan reports.  

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