flight in comment and analysis
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment Shenoy gets all the way to London from Bangalore in about twice the time his colleagues take to travel to the airport to catch a domestic flight. When Shenoy arrived at the airport last month to board a night flight to London, he found the business... [30 Jul 2008]
Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment When I'm flying an aircraft in cloud, I don't expect my navigation systems to hang or the GPS to announce its downloading a software update and will reboot in 60 seconds, leaving me to input my flight plan all over again when it's finished. [17 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. We all know it when we see it and we can get irritated when it's absent. Good design is one of those abstract things that are... [09 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Business travellers and others want to make calls during flight and airlines and wireless companies want to make revenue from this service; but most people onboard don't want to be bothered by others yapping away during the flight. [03 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Although use of the mobile will still be prohibited during takeoff and landing, those who really cannot afford to switch off for more than 10 minutes will be able to make and take calls during the flight. [26 Jun 2008]
Christopher Martin
CIO Profile The new technology backbone means customers will have unprecedented access to flight details and other travel related info but it is also the foundation for further international expansion of the growing company. [11 Jun 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment I is for In-flight Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas', it... [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the self-important morons shouting into their blingfones (TM). [15 May 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. Dispatched via a free wi-fi service. Before 9/11, I regularly travelled the planet with a full toolkit as well as other objects that are now... [29 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment My colleague was on a flight to Vancouver yesterday and had to leave (and arrive) for a week's skiing without any luggage. The Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) chaos has dominated reader comments this week, with many readers, unsurprisingly, astonished it... [03 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Meanwhile, the first authorised in-flight mobile call was made at 30,000ft on 21 March on Emirates flight EK751 flying between Dubai and Casablanca. The airline is spending a cool $27m kitting out its entire fleet of planes with an in-flight mobile... [28 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call Most devices now allow you to do all their functions in 'flight' mode, so the only real advantage is the send and receive element. So, from the sinking ship of the carbon footprint to flying high and... [27 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment Written on flight VS003 from London to New York and dispatched via a free JetBlue wi-fi service at JFK airport. There are many theories about how one technology or brand wins the global market over another. [17 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment I is for In-flight I is for In-flight On the difference between LinkedIn and Facebook Dan Nye: LinkedIn and Facebook are very different services. LinkedIn is the world's leading professional network, Facebook is a social network. [28 Feb 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment I is for In-flight I is for In-flight It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on Slicethepie and how it is taking on the... [18 Feb 2008]
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