This article was written for Now Public and published by Perpetual Traveller NewsThe Budget air travel market has grown significantly over the past decade across the globe and one of the leading airlines fuelling this rise in popularity is Ireland’s Ryanair, an airline that...
American Airlines Flight 834, flying from Cibao Airport in the Dominican Republic to JFK Airport in New York, requested help for a medical emergency on board the plane as they were approaching JFK. Emergency services from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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UPDATE, LANDING The distinctive twin sonic booms as Space Shuttle Atlantis streaked across the Florida sky told residents that the STS-122 crew was close to home. The textbook landing ended a 5.3 million mile...
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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...
"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...