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Put Down That Danish -- You are Destroying the Plant

When I read about obesity causing global warming I wasn't surprised. After all, look at how hard airlines try to shed a few dozen pounds from an airplane just to save weight -- which in turn will save fuel. All...

Posted on May 17, 2008 2:03 PM

Virgin America Review

As a bonus to my thoughts, opinion and analysis of the communications and technology sectors, today I bring you something a little bit different. After all, who wants to write about these subjects when your laptop is crammed like an...

Posted on April 22, 2008 7:34 PM

On My Virgin America Flight

I am finally on the plane and it is certainly different. There are purple lights in the cabin which seem to make the plane part dance club. The boarding passes are a bit bigger than a business card and fit...

Posted on April 22, 2008 9:01 AM

EU Authorizes Fist Fights on Planes

OK I may be a bit over the top with this headline but allowing a plane full of passengers the ability to talk on the phone -- all in different languages... What is the EU thinking? According to TMCnet's Mae...

Posted on April 7, 2008 11:44 AM

Virgin Biofuel Flight

Virgin Atlantic conducted the first flight utilizing biofuel today in the hopes that it can be show that biofuels emit less carbon dioxide than regular fuels. While some say this test flight is just part of a publicity stunt used...

Posted on February 24, 2008 8:07 AM

A2 goes Mach 5

One hopes that one day soon I will fly in the new "Son of Concord" concept from Reaction Engines Limited in Oxfordshire in the UK. Liquid hydrogen powered engines will allow up to 300 passengers to reach speeds of...

Posted on February 7, 2008 10:28 AM

Aerophone In-Flight Calling

A company called Aerophone has recently announced that they will be using picocell technology connected to transceivers to allow passengers to use their cellphones to talk while in-flight. According tot he company, the system will not have a negative...

Posted on February 7, 2008 8:54 AM

American Airlines WiFi

For better or worse I spend a great deal of time on airplanes. Interestingly the airplane is the last place where I can work with limited interruptions. Of course this doesn’t include flight attendants telling me to put my backrest...

Posted on August 10, 2007 12:04 PM

No Laptops on Planes

Regulators are exploring how to deal with the emergence of laptop fires on airplanes. Talks of banning laptops and other battery powered devices is taking place as you read this. This is quite a horrifying thought. Here are the details...

Posted on March 6, 2007 7:29 AM

WiFi on Airlines

I am looking forward to more widespread adoption of broadband on domestic flights. Here is an article from itWorldCanada discussing the issue. I was quoted in the article and so was Greg Welch from GlobalTouch Telecom:But many other players, not...

Posted on March 20, 2006 1:16 PM