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iPads enter cockpits as American Airlines gets the go-ahead
Inaugural flight this Friday 14 December 2011 10:45 GMT TweetThe FAA has now approved the introduction of iPads on mainstream flights in the US, as American Airlines begin to take off using the tablet this Friday 16 December.
The move means that pilots will no longer have to wade through the bulky flight...
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Airline pilots swapping flight manuals for iPads
Bulky books out, tablets in 5 July 2011 17:19 GMT TweetThe Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use of iPads in the cockpits of commercial and charter aircrafts - in the US, at least. Traditionally, each plane would house a collection of bulky flight manuals, weighing up to 40-pounds. Now though,...
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American Airlines trials mobile phones as boarding cards
Flash your phone to get on your flight 14 November 2008 11:59 GMT TweetImagine - 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.
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American Airlines offering in-flight Wi-Fi
Beats rival Delta to it 20 August 2008 17:02 GMT TweetWe got all excited about Delta Airlines offering a Wi-Fi for all of its domestic routes by the summer 2009, and now American Airlines has gone and done the same.
Delta has started rolling out the service now and expects all of its domestic... -
AA flyers get PMPs
American Airlines provides in-flight portable media players 2 May 2007 11:58 GMT TweetAmerican Airlines has announced it is going forward and giving its top passengers PMPs for intercontinental journeys.
The portable media players will come pre-loaded with video and entertainment. The airline said it is making two types of...