Using airline Wi-Fi for surfing porn... admit it, you thought about it-- not about actually watching, of course, but about how an airline can manage the viewing of "objectionable" content in coach class, where simply...
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American Airlines has started to offer full broadband on long-haul domestic flights. Like soldiers' extra luggage, though, the in-flight internet will cost extra money. "AMR Corp's American Airlines began offering...
Aviation business is undergoing a tough time especially after soaring fuel price and many airlines are cutting short their routes and also doing exercise to control the cost. Now Air Canada, a big north...
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To start off, flying is not my favourite thing in the world. I cannot sleep on flights and I just don't find it all that comfortable. So for people like me, having in-flght web access is great news. Anything to...
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I wonder how my sleep on planes will suffer because of this."Mobile phone calls will be allowed on planes flying in European airspace under new European Commission rules.The decision means that mobiles could be used...
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I always enjoyed the relaxing isolation that comes with getting on an aeroplane; there's nothing to do other than relax and enjoy the in-flight movie. However all that is about to change with the introduction of cell...
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Personally, I don't really care if I have to wait a few hours to check my Facebook feed, but maybe that's just me."In-flight Internet access is finally taking off in the United States.
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It seems that cellphone connections will be enabled by Qantas. German carriers have said that they may follow suit and enable GPRS and SMS connects, but not marathon calls, as a matter of social acceptability aboard flights.The question remains over how multi-standard...
"After years of discussion and delay, U.S. airlines will start offering in-flight Internet connections, instant messaging and wireless email within 12 months, turning the cabin into a WiFi "hotspot." Carriers are expected to start making announcements around the end of the...
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- From cell phone use to high-speed Internet access, the connected life is spreading to the skies.
In January, Emirates airline plans to launch mobile phone usage in its planes, making it the first...
"Passengers on a Canadian plane had an unsettling in-flight experience after the pilot found himself locked out of the cockpit after a trip to the toilet.
Instead of slipping back inside, the Air Canada Jazz pilot was seen banging on the door and talking to his first officer...
"NEW YORK (AP) - Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) said Thursday it will end its in-flight Internet service, Connexion, saying the market for it hadn't progressed fast enough.
The Chicago-based aerospace and aircraft maker also said it will take a $320-million-US charge for shutdown...
"CHICAGO (AFP) - US aerospace giant Boeing Co. said it was abandoning its Connexion unit providing high-speed Internet service on planes after it failed to win enough support from airlines.
"Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology...