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  • American Airlines trials mobile phones as boarding cards. Phones, Mobile phones, Airlines, American Airlines 0

    American Airlines trials mobile phones as boarding cards

    Flash your phone to get on your flight 14 November 2008 11:59 GMT

    Imagine - instead of a piece of card that always finds its way to the bottom of your bag, and is also very easy to leave at home, you'll soon be able to check onto a flight using your mobile phone.

    American Airlines is trialling mobile boarding...

  • Mobile phones could reduce airline delays. Phones, Mobile phones, Airlines 0

    Mobile phones could reduce airline delays

    Could save the airline industry £300m a year 20 June 2008 12:27 GMT

    Within the next 5 years, airlines could start using passengers' mobile phones to drastically cut delays and save themselves millions.

    Research from airline IT provider SITA and Cambridge University claims that using passenger mobile phones...

  • JetBlue to offer email in the sky . Phones, Laptops, Airlines, Yahoo, JetBlue, RIM, BlackBerry 0

    JetBlue to offer email in the sky

    BlackBerry and Yahoo take to the skies 7 December 2007 12:00 GMT

    American airliner JetBlue has announced along with Yahoo and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion that it plans to offer free, in-flight, Wi-Fi web connections for laptop and BlackBerry users.

    The service, which will mean passengers can...

  • Swiss develop fuel-efficient aircraft. Gadgets, Airlines, Fuel-cell, Hydrogen 0

    Swiss develop fuel-efficient aircraft

    SmartFish takes off to the skies 10 April 2007 15:40 GMT

    If you're hoping to escape road congestion it might not be long before you'll have your own aircraft. A group of Swiss aeronautical designers have successfully flown their Hyfish prototype after five years of development.

    With plans to begin...

  • Mexican airline rents iPods to passengers. Audio, MP3 players, iPod, Airlines 0

    Mexican airline rents iPods to passengers

    Part of a plan to make airtravel more enticing 19 February 2007 10:18 GMT

    Coffee, Tea, or iPod?

    That's the question flight attendants on one Mexican airline are already asking passengers.

    Although several US airlines are in talks with Apple about offering iPod seat connections, Volaris has taken a...

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