JetBlue is rolling out a new satellite WiFi service that promises broadband-speed service, and it’s free for 6 months…long enough to get you addicted. For streaming video, the cost will be $9/hr. DETAILS
Responding to FCC proposals to allow inflight cellphone use, the chairman of the House Transportation committee has introduced a bill to ban the calls—not for safety, but to reduce the potential noise level. His bill would still allow use of…
The DC-10, last plane to carry the Douglas name and almost the last 3-engine jet in active service, will see its last passenger flight within the next month as Birman Bangladesh airlines replaces it with 777s. And not too long after, KLM will retire…
GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details
Google has launched extensions to Google Street View that now can give you a photo-view of airports and train and subway stations. Not that many yet, but it will grow. Here’s the STORY on Skift.com
Hertz is moving into “waterless car-washing” for reasons that are doubly “green.” The company’s process using a non-toxic chemical is expected to save 130,000,000 gallons of water a year worldwide, and to save the company 77% in shipping costs…
The Federal Communications Commission is moving to approve rules and technology that will allow use of cellphones and mobile data inflight above 10,000 feet, using a satellite relay system similar to one recently approved in Europe. Washington Post
Southwest, the last of the major U.S. carriers to announce allowing passengers to keep their devices on throughout flights has become the first to announce that it will turn onboard WiFi on for the whole flight, including on the ground. More HERE
TripAdvisor has published a report on how we travel, and found that 85% of us take our smartphones along on vacation, and 61% use social media while traveling. Not surprised, are you? REPORT
ET—HERE’S HOW TO CALL HOME! Right! I promised you alternatives to paying high cellphone call rates for calling back home. Using one of these low-cost strategies lets you spend more on data (or dinner!) and lets you choose a SIM by the best…
JetBlue is rolling out a new satellite WiFi service that promises broadband-speed service, and it’s free for 6 months…long enough to get you addicted. For streaming video, the cost will be $9/hr. DETAILS
Responding to FCC proposals to allow inflight cellphone use, the chairman of the House Transportation committee has introduced a bill to ban the calls—not for safety, but to reduce the potential noise level. His bill would still allow use of…
The DC-10, last plane to carry the Douglas name and almost the last 3-engine jet in active service, will see its last passenger flight within the next month as Birman Bangladesh airlines replaces it with 777s. And not too long after, KLM will retire…
GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details
Google has launched extensions to Google Street View that now can give you a photo-view of airports and train and subway stations. Not that many yet, but it will grow. Here’s the STORY on Skift.com
Hertz is moving into “waterless car-washing” for reasons that are doubly “green.” The company’s process using a non-toxic chemical is expected to save 130,000,000 gallons of water a year worldwide, and to save the company 77% in shipping costs…
The Federal Communications Commission is moving to approve rules and technology that will allow use of cellphones and mobile data inflight above 10,000 feet, using a satellite relay system similar to one recently approved in Europe. Washington Post
Southwest, the last of the major U.S. carriers to announce allowing passengers to keep their devices on throughout flights has become the first to announce that it will turn onboard WiFi on for the whole flight, including on the ground. More HERE
TripAdvisor has published a report on how we travel, and found that 85% of us take our smartphones along on vacation, and 61% use social media while traveling. Not surprised, are you? REPORT
ET—HERE’S HOW TO CALL HOME! Right! I promised you alternatives to paying high cellphone call rates for calling back home. Using one of these low-cost strategies lets you spend more on data (or dinner!) and lets you choose a SIM by the best…
