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FAA may relax in-flight device rules by end of 2013

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:33:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362768252_nophones-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />New York Times. The people belong to an industry working group set up by the FAA, and add that the latter is specifically considering allowing reading devices during takeoff and landing, incl...]]>

Delta to deploy 4,500 iPads at US airport restaurants

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:47:00 GMT

Gogo gains required license for in-flight Wi-Fi in Canada

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:48:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/googlechromebook-virgin2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Gogo has been given approval to offer its service in Canada. Industry Canada has issued a subordinate license to the company, allowing it to serve flights using its air-to-ground radio-based technology. Both internal flights and those crossin...]]>

Scoot Pte switches aircraft to iPads to drop fuel costs

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:58:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1338836391_ipad3-inflight.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Bloomberg notes. The company's CEO, Campbell Wilson, claims that the move cut off about 7 percent of the weight from planes received from Scoot's parent company, Singapore Airlines. This is despite increasing seating in the planes by 40 percent....]]>

iPhone catches fire onboard Australian jetliner

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:20:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/flamingiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> An iPhone recently caught fire onboard...]]>

British Airways testing iPads with cabin crews

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:50:00 GMT

Delta joins airlines investigating iPad for cockpit use

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1011/Delta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> While Delta Air Lines is "still vastly pa...]]>

Southwest Airlines starts selling iTunes music, video

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/swa.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> Southwest Airlines has launched a new in-flight ...]]>

Iceland Express adds iPad to in-flight options

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:50:00 GMT