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The Duke would approve

05/07/08
Some welcome and useful improvements at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California: Travelers with laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices will be pleased to find that power outlets have been conveniently placed between the seat backs at Gates 2 – 14. (Photo courtesy John Wayne Airport) The airport is also […]

Air France testing in-flight cell phone service

05/02/08
Through the end of June, Air France is testing cell-phone service on one of its A318 airplanes. Passengers boarding this plane don’t know cell-phone service is available until a flight attendant makes an announcement or they look in the seat back pocket and find this laminated notice. Um.. unless someone has taken it home as […]

Cell-phones on airplanes: are you ready?

05/01/08
New European Union (EU) rules make it likely that travelers will be able to place cell phone calls on flights in EU airspace as soon as this summer. Air France is already testing such a service on one “cell-phones-allowed” plane that I got to fly on yesterday between Paris and Geneva. Technically, the service isn’t […]

A “moment of tranquility” before the phone rings

04/07/08
Air France-KLM is currently testing in-flight mobile phone services on some European routes. Today the European Union (EU) announced that other airlines may offer the service as well – as long as they comply with licensing and equipment regulations and keep a lid on the cost of those high-flying calls. Still, uh, up in the […]

Heading to London?

04/03/08
One of the new airline routes introduced on March 31 (2008) as part of the EU – US Open Skies Agreement is daily Los Angeles-London service on Air France. Passengers on this route cannot yet use Air France’s new in-flight cell-phone service (that’s being tested on one airplane that flies within Europe) but they can […]

Another reason to pack earplugs

04/02/08
Since December 2007 Air France has been testing a service that allows travelers to use their cell phones in-flight for communication services that include SMS and e-mail, but not for voice-calls. As of today, travelers can also use their cell-phones to make and receive voice calls – but only on one Airbus A318 that’s used […]
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