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• TSA directive begs serious questions for airlines, IFEC

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Is the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) acting in a knee-jerk, reactionary manner in the wake of a failed Christmas Day terrorist attack on Delta Air Lines flight 253? Or is the agency simply trying to play things ultra-safe while it has a good think about what to do? Those are the questions that ...
  2 days ago

• A few of my favourite things

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are lovely, but this year some of my favourite things from the aviation world came via email or snail mail. In the best Christmas card category, we have a tie between Lumexis very clever graphic of Santa seated in front of rather antiquated-looking in-flight technologies (Im ...
  6 days ago

• In-flight Wi-Fi will be free in two years: IFEC expert

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Whether charging you for beverages or bilking you on baggage, US legacy carriers have sold their souls to the unbundle everything business model. The result, according to in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) expert Michael Planey, is that passengers truly resent any additional fees. In short, they are ...
  1 week ago

• Well played Continental. Well played!

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Im finally seated in front of my computer, after a quick trip to Washington DC where I attended the annual Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) luncheon yesterday. At the event, I asked the trade groups head honcho Marion Blakey if there is any real hope that FAA reauthorization legislation will be passed before ...
  1 week ago

• The great Indian snaan trick

  
  Aspi's Drift — Authority: 109
  Just the other week the Drift Memsaab and I were on a long international flight. Memsaab decided to hang out at the back of the airplane, drink some chai and do general gup shup with the flight attendants. Just as she is settling in, she notices a man dart into the toilet. While lolling around the Memsaab keeps track ...
  1 week ago

• Tallying them up

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Our fine friends in the in-flight connectivity world were busy in 2009. But, as we near the end of the year, its clear that some are not as far along as they had originally planned. Nevertheless, passengers are increasingly finding themselves on aircraft equipped with either in-flight mobile connectivity or airborne ...
  2 weeks ago

• A mouthful about Row 44, Southwest...and Inmarsat

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Consultant Tim Farrars latest blog about Row 44 is sure to get tongues wagging this week. Farrar claims that the business case for Row 44s Ku-band service "looks even more questionable than we had suspected, and it faces a near term deadline (we understand January 2010) from Southwest to secure $100M+ of funding ...
  2 weeks ago

• LUV lover wants to see Lumexis on the 737s. Do you?

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Having learned that Lumexis has secured a deal with a 737 operator for its fiber optics-based in-flight entertainment system, our friend Dan Webb over at Boarding Area blog "Things in the Sky" is hoping that the undisclosed carrier turns out to be Southwest Airlines. Read his entire guest blog here. Do you ...
  2 weeks ago

• Oman Air CEO talks connected aircraft and cloud computing!

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Peter Hill is known for being a straight shooter. So, when the Oman Air CEO agreed to answer some of my questions for an Airline Business feature about the in-flight connectivity boon, it didnt surprise me that he came back with honest, forthright answers. It did make me feel very grateful, however. Peter, this is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Virgin America Wi-Fi user goes to RWG and hits record

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  What do you do when a blog youve written about the joys of Virgin Americas in-flight entertainment and Gogo connectivity service is viewed by a Virgin America passenger who uses his iPhone and said connectivity service to capture real-time Ustream video of his viewership of the blog aboard an Airbus narrowbody ...
  2 weeks ago

• Operating profit for Virgin America - IFEC paying off?

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Woohoo! Virgin America, that funky, daring start-up carrier that gives you fully-loaded in-flight entertainment (Panasonic/CoKinetics) and connectivity (Aircells Gogo) has just posted its first operating profit . Freaking A, thats great. Is robust IFEC paying off? Key quote from Virgin America CEO David Cush: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thats a good start, Australia!

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Just read an article from It Wire about how Australia is gearing up to allow in-flight mobile phone use, although passengers will likely be limited to GPRS and SMS. Hey, thats a good start, Australia! US lawmakers, do you still think your Hang-Up legislation is a good idea? Honestly? Come on. Think!!! Some ...
  3 weeks ago

• What a bit of plastic can do

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  A number of media outlets have already reported on this innovative laptop stand, which allows you to comfortably use your laptop on an aircraft seat-back tray table. But for those of you who havent yet seen the following video, it is worth a look, especially if you dread the thought of pulling out your laptop to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Gadlings ultimate guide to powering your gadgets on a plane

  
  Gadling — Authority: 699
  Welcome to the Gadling "ultimate inflight power guide". After reading this guide, youll know everything you need to know in order to power your gadgets, and keep them going during any flight. Ill explain what all terms mean, and give you some handy tips that will make you a real pro at inflight power. The basics ...
  3 weeks ago

• Gadling visits Aircell - the company behind Gogo Inflight Internet

  
  Gadling — Authority: 699
  Filed under: Gadling Gear Review There is no denying it - Gadling loves Gogo Inflight. So much in fact, that we begged to take a look behind the scenes at what makes this inflight Internet service run, and grill their executives on when we can finally have Internet on every single flight we take. It was a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Gadling visits Aircell - the company behind Gogo Inflight Internet

  
  Gadling — Authority: 699
  Filed under: Gadling Gear Review There is no denying it - Gadling loves Gogo Inflight. So much in fact, that we begged to take a look behind the scenes at what makes this inflight Internet service run, and grill their executives on when we can finally have Internet on every single flight we take. It was a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Lets talk about the value of in-flight voice...on camera

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  I am a vocal opponent of Hang-Up legislation that would impose a permanent federal ban on the in-flight use of mobile phones. Why? Because I do not think it is the role of government to make such a decision. It is akin to "legislating manners" as Inmarsats David Coiley says. I believe in an airlines right to choose ...
  3 weeks ago

• Oneworld RFP?

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Will Oneworld alliance release a request for proposal (RFP) for flight deck communications at midnight? And may American be excluded? I dont know...its all rumor at this point.
  3 weeks ago

• O.C. entertainment firm gets $15 million investment

  
  Jan Norman on Small Business — Authority: 128
  Lumexis Corp. , a Costa Mesa manufacturer of in-flight entertainment systems, has received $15 million from  private equity fund manager Perseus, L.L.C. in Washington D.C. The deal includes the option for an additional investment of up to $7.5 million. Existing investors PAR Capital Management and Zone ...
  3 weeks ago

• Aircell touts operational applications of in-flight Internet

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 425
  Avionics Magazine yesterday hosted an online webinar with some of the top names in the in-flightentertainment and communications (IFEC) industry. Im still digesting what cameout of the event, but I must say I found Aircell senior vice-president, airlinesolutions Fran Phillips slide about all the operational ...
  3 weeks ago

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