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In-flight Wi-Fi a swing-vote for road warriors?

03/06/09
Several airlines are testing in-flight Wi-Fi on a few planes and recently Southwest and Alaska airlines climbed on board with their satellite version of the service, courtesy of Row 44. I tested the service out yesterday on Alaska Airline’s “Wi-Fi One” plane, flying back and forth between Seattle and Orange County.  There were two guys →

Alaska Airline’s Wi-Fi One

03/05/09
Testing out in-flight Wi-Fi on Alaska Airline’s Wi-Fi One.   Sign-on was easy, system is fast.  (Seems faster than my connection at the airport; could that be?). Flight attendants seems excited about being on the test plane, but I’m surprised there was no announcement letting everyone know the service was available – for free.  There are →

Tidbits for travelers: PHL gets a new spa; United goes cashless; Alaska gets Wi-Fi

02/27/09
XpresSpa has opened a new location at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) – in the International Terminal, Terminal A West – offering massages, aromatherapy products, and other personal care items.  There’s another branch of XpresSpa on Concourse C that offers massages as well as manicures, pedicures, facials, waxing and reflexology. This week United Airlines announced that →

Ready for cell phones on airplanes?

02/22/09
Air France gave it a test run last year and now Ryanair is going full speed ahead with in-flight cell-phone service. Here’s a report from CNN about one of the first (press-heavy) flights.  Wish I’d been there just to see the cell-phone costume in person. Embedded video from CNN Video →

Southwest Wi-Fi to filter for pornography

02/12/09
Earlier this week, Southwest Airlines announced that it was finally testing in-flight Wi-Fi on two planes and plans to being testing the service on four planes in just a few weeks. The service is provided by Row 44, which provides Wi-Fi via aircraft-to-satellite technology.  The service will be free during an initial testing phase and →

Watch that airport Wi-Fi

01/28/09
Now this is scary: According to this report, its pretty easy for folks to hack into airport Wi-Fi systems.  Free or not.  So say the folks at AirTight Networks, a wireless security firm that recently sent hackers to 20 U.S. airports. They say they found it incredibly easy to see hack into the systems and →

Tools for travelers: Airport Wi-Fi guides

01/18/09
Someday, when I’m president, there will be free, reliable, secure Wi-Fi everywhere. Especially in all airports and, now that the technology has caught up, in all airplanes. In the meantime, travelers sometimes need to hunt and peck to find out what service is available where.  One site trying to help: airportwifiguide.com. I like the map →

Free (filtered) Wi-Fi on some Delta flights through Dec 31

12/16/08
Starting today, December 16, Delta Air L ines will be offering Aircell’s “Gogo” in-flight Wi-Fi service on one Boeing 757 flying the airline’s domestic routes and on five MD-88 aircraft flying shuttle routes between New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Boston’s Logan International Airport and Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The cost: $9.95 for flights three →

Chill out – for free – at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport

11/21/08
The list of stress-busting activities being offered at the nation’s airports this holiday season just keeps growing: In addition to the entertainment being offered by airports around the country and the free amenities being offered by JetBlue Airways in its new terminal at JFK, on Nov. 25th and 26th, travelers passing through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International →

Love the layover: Indianapolis International Airport

11/18/08
All of a sudden there are lots of (free) reasons to visit Indianapolis. The city has just opened its brand-spanking-new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport (IND), complete with free wireless Internet access, swanky shops and restaurants, and several million dollars worth of brand new public art. Now museums, attractions and tourist destinations in town have →
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