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Flying with Facebook

02/03/11
OK; it’s not free in-flight Wi-Fi, but it’s something. During the month of February, passengers on Gogo Wi-Fi-equipped Delta, AirTran, American, Virgin Atlantic, Alaska, US Airways, and United airplanes flying in North America will be able to access Facebook for free. To take advantage of the offer: when told you can turn on your computer, […]

Tidbits for travelers: Free drinks for fliers; Flying car tweaked

07/28/10
If your Mileage Plus status on United Airlines lands you in the Economy Plus section, or if you pony up some extra bucks and buy your way into the seating area that promises 5 extra inches of legroom, the airline will buy you a drink. According to the airline website, anyone sitting in the Economy […]

Airports of the future?

04/14/10
What would the airport of the future look like? As this collection of links to past articles in Popular Science makes clear, from the 1930’s through the 1960’s, people have floated some pretty wild ideas, including floating airports.   Other possibilities?  Skyscraper airports, airports with cotton runways, and rotary airports. What’s your idea for the airport […]

WestJet offers hands-free Clapper technology

04/01/10
Here’s an interesting idea: Today WestJet announced that it is introducing Clapper technology on board its aircraft that will allow guests to operate amenities such as lights and live seatback television, simply by clapping their hands. “Made popular on television in the mid-1980s, Clapper technology is making an in-flight comeback thanks to the addition of […]
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