American Airlines to expand in-flight internet service
American Airlines has announced that they are now working on expanding support for in-flight Wi-Fi Internet service to 300 more aircrafts.
AA said that they are aiming to generate more revenues through this value added service that allows the traveler to stay connected to the internet while traveling. [...]
Europe allows mobile phone usage on planes
European regulators have now give permission for airline companies to allow mobile phones on their planes.
European Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr said in a statement: “From today onwards Europe’s sky is open for business by mobile phone operators.”
This new development would disappoint travelers who preferred to stay disconnected from the [...]
Boing Boing TV gets coverage on Virgin America
Virgin America has announced that they are collaborating with BoingBoing to deliver their Boing Boing TV on their flights.
This media content would be made available to all passengers on Virgin America airline flights.
This new service would be launched next month. The feeds would include videos featuring Boing [...]
Air Berlin places order for 25 Boeing 787s
Boeing has confirmed that they have now received confirmed order for as many as 25 of their 787 planes from German low-cost airline Air Berlin.
Air Berlin is based in Germany and is Europe’s third largest low-fare carrier. The company would use these planes to add new routes to [...]
TAM airline company to enter Second Life
Brazilian airline company TAM has announced that they would soon become the first airline company to promote itself in the Second Life online virtual world.
TAM aims to provide the citizens of the Second Life cyberspace flights that correspond to its real-world international service.
TAM added in a statement that they [...]
Boeing on track to deliver their 787 plane in late 2008
US based aircraft manufacturer Boeing has said that they are on track to start delivering their 787 plane by late next year.
The company added that they expect 2007 to be good for business and they expect to get a lot of new orders from airline [...]
Jet Airways orders 10 Boeing 787-8 series aircraft
Indian airline company Jet Airways has placed orders for 10 Boeing 787-8 series aircraft popularly known as the Dreamliner plane.
The market price of this order is more than $1.5 billion. With this, Jet becomes the first private airline company in India to acquire the Dreamliner aircraft.
Government owned [...]
F-35 Lightning II fighter jet success in its first test flight
Lockheed Martin Corp. has said that they have successfully completed the first test flight of their F-35 Lightning II fighter jet.
This jet is part of the largest U.S. weapons program ever and this test might help them to generate foreign sales of the aircraft.
Lockheed spokesman [...]
Korean Air bans Dell, Apple Laptops on flight
Korean Air is the largest airline in the country based out of it and they have now banned the usage of Dell and Apple laptops on their flights.
All Dell laptops and certain model of Apple laptops would not be allowed on board while running on battery power. [...]
Ryanair to allow passenger to use mobile phones onboard
Irish low-budget airline Ryanair has said in a statement that they plan to start allowing their passengers to use their mobile phones from next year.
This decision would however require approval from the regulatory bodies. If everything goes according to plan, Ryanair’s passengers traveling on 50 of the [...]
