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Flight booking checks into mobiles
News The company, owned and operated by Online Retail Travel Group (ORTG), offers consumers the ability to search, book and pay for flights through their mobile phone. Mobile is the PC of the future, improved speed and falling costs for downloading data... [23 Jul 2008]
Brits want ASBOs for rude mobile users
News The survey, which was carried out by moneysupermarket.com, also found more than half of respondents are against mobile use on planes - flying in the face of European Commission moves to bring mobile calls to European flights. [09 May 2008]
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Comment So long as the price of flights doesn't increase substantially, I think it's a worthwhile investment! But did this last island really need a mobile phone facility? Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo Meanwhile, Heathrow's Terminal 3 and Emirates Airlines are running a trial of RFID technology to keep track of baggage on flights to and from Dubai. Google's much discussed mobile phone operating system, Android, made its debut on devices from... [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Heathrow Terminal 3 and Emirates airlines are running a six-month trial of tagging luggage with RFID chips on flights to and from Dubai. Baggage is loaded on and off flights in 'tins'. Passengers can choose to link the details on their luggage's... [14 Feb 2008]
Connecting to the world when disaster strikes
Case Study Walton said TSF has to use commercial flights when travelling to an affected region and the BGAN terminals, which are a third of the weight of the previous generation of Inmarsat terminals, are easier to carry during travel and on site. [11 Jun 2007]
In-flight texts to take off in the US?
News The movement to make mile-high mobiles a reality is gathering pace at other airlines too - Ryanair is planning to allow mobile access on all its flights by mid-2007 and Australian national carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start an... [25 Apr 2007]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News Air France will start a six-month trial for passengers to use their mobile phones to make calls and send emails and text messages during flights from July this year. This will be the first time anywhere in the world airline passengers will be... [18 Apr 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.01.07
Round-Up When boarding most commercial flights, passengers are still generally told to turn off all mobile phones, including those with 'flight safe modes'. Should it really be the first, most natural assumption - that somebody has a mobile phone in their... [19 Jan 2007]
Leader: In-flight connectivity is here stay
Leader The flight crew can switch off the talk functionality on night flights and will tell passengers to keep their mobiles on silent. The main hurdle to adoption for mile-high mobile phone service is the lack of regulatory approval. [09 Nov 2006]
Ryanair gambles on internet bingo in the sky
News Ryanair is planning to launch online bingo and gaming on its flights next year following the introduction of in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers. Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones and other handheld devices on... [02 Nov 2006]
Mobiles on planes: Airlines urged to think again
News I say we leave it as it is, no calls during flights, and not take any risks with the flight or the air rage potentials. An airline pilot with one large UK carrier told silicon.com very few passengers currently use phones installed in arm rests... [08 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News The technology, developed by Airbus and Sita joint venture OnAir, will allow passengers to make in-flight mobile calls and send text messages on short-haul flights across Europe at a cost of around $2.50 per minute. [07 Aug 2006]
Mobiles on planes: Pilots speak out on safety fears
News A number of professional pilots contacted by silicon.com have said the threat posed to flights by mobile phones is minimal and they are confident on-board technology will enable mobile calls to be placed safely. [02 Aug 2006]
Ericsson crafts in-flight mobile network
News As shown by the flurry of comments filed recently with the Federal Communications Commission, there is a consensus building to relax rules that, since 1991, have banned mobile phone use on US commercial flights. [14 Jun 2005]
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