Recent Posts Tagged With 'in-flight mobile phone'

• Air Canada Starts Trials of In-Flight Internet Service

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 04:59 in airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, air canada, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  Air Canada announced it has started trials from Thursday to offer internet service on board select flights on its Toronto-Los Angeles and Montreal-Los Angeles routes. The carrier said it will analyze customers’ feedback during this test perio...

• A Week of Free Wi-Fi on American Airlines Flights - Compliments of Lexus

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 13:41 in airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, american airlines, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  American Airlines announced a new promotion, in which, beginning Nov. 1 and running through Nov. 7, passengers can enjoy free Wi-Fi service while traveling on Wi-Fi equipped aircraft. Lexus will provide free wireless internet on American Airlines f...

• Where Business Travel is Going: More Productivity and In-flight WiFi

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 06:06 in Mobile Devices, wi-fi, corporate travel management, business travel general, in-flight, travel management, in-flight mobile phone

  The recession has fundamentally changed the traditional business travel model. Even though industry experts suggest business travel is slowly coming back, companies are more firmly in charge of enforcing travel policy than ever. Charles Petruccelli,...

• Lufthansa Plans To Add New In-flight WiFi Services

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 14:53 in lufthansa, airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, business travel general, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  Lufthansa announced it plans to add new onboard WiFi and phone services in the next few months. The German carrier says it will deliver a connectivity faster and that applies to more devices than options available elsewhere. As most airlines curre...

• In-flight Internet Phone Calls - Banned or Not?

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 11:07 in airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, safety and security, emirates, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  With U.S. Federal regulations prohibiting in-flight cellphone use — but not Internet-based phone call, U.S. airlines will have to answer with more clarity if they plan to block phone calls during flight. Wi-Fi is now accessible on about 600 pla...

• Southwest Plans To Offer Wi-Fi Fleetwide

  Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 12:15 in airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  Southwest Airlines announced it is planning to begin fleetwide rollout of its wi-fi service in the first quarter of 2010. In a press release the carrier says: Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the fir...

• US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 13:01 in airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, business travel general, us airways, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010 US Airways will offer in-flight Wi-Fi services beginning early 2010. The carrier initially will install the service — Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service — on its Airbus...

• Delta To Start In-flight Wi-Fi Test on 767-300

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 14:02 in delta, airline, Mobile Devices, northwest airlines, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  Beginning July 13 Delta Air Lines will start in-flight Wi-Fi test on its 767-300. Delta aircraft that have already installed in-flight Wi-Fi include: MD88, B757-200 (on 49 aircraft), MD90 (on 16 aircraft), and B737-800 (only on 1 aircraft). Delta i...

• Virgin America Now Offers Wi-Fi Internet Service on Every Flight

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 16:27 in virgin, airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, in-flight mobile phone

  Virgin America announced Wednesday all of its US flights now offer Wi-Fi Internet. The airline said now it is the first carrier to offer Wi-Fi Internet service on every flight. Virgin America is using Aircell’s Gogo service, the same American ...

• American Airlines To Extend Inflight Internet on Domestic Flights

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 03:58 in laptop, blackberry, airline, Mobile Devices, wi-fi, american airlines, in-flight, in-flight mobile phone

  American Airlines announced it will add in-flight Internet service to 300 of its domestic aircraft. The carrier, which was the first domestic airline to launch full wireless inflight Internet access in August 2008, plans to roll out the service on ...

• Emirates To Expand Inflight Mobile Phone Use

  Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 13:11 in airline, Mobile Devices, emirates, in-flight mobile phone

  More than one year has gone by since the first authorized call on an Emirates commercial flight took place — flight EK751 from Dubai to Casablanca on March 20th, 2008. The airline says they have received positive feedback for the service from...

• Ryanair To Eliminate Check-in Counters

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 13:10 in cell phones, luggage, low cost, airline, Mobile Devices, baggage, airports and routes, ryanair, checked bag, carry-on baggage, business & leisure, in-flight mobile phone

  Budget carrier Ryanair announced it plans to eliminate all of its airport check-in desks by the end of 2009. The Telegraph quoted Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary as saying: “All we will have is a bag drop where passengers can drop off their lug...

• United Airlines To Add In-flight Wi-Fi

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 14:54 in iphone, laptop, blackberry, Mobile Devices, united airlines, wi-fi, business travel general, in-flight, google g1, in-flight mobile phone

  United Airlines is to launch wireless Internet service. The carrier today is expected to announce plans for in-flight Wi-Fi, the Chicago Tribune reports. United will begin offering the service during the second half of this year. Initially, it wi...