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Entrepreneur December 2004 Chris McGinnis	Keep In Touch Flying on a plane used to be one of the few places where you could disconnect from the world. But with technology pushing its way onboard, staying in touch with terrestrial matters while flying at 35,000 feet will soon be routine.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006	Plane Talk About Cellphones With the first U.S. auction for radio spectrum for consumer broadband use while in the air on the horizon, the FCC's overall move in the direction of relaxing the ban on the use of personal electronics during flight has made some folks happy -- and many others worried.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Amanda C. Kooser	Flight of Fancy While we still can't use our cell phones on airplanes, onboard internet is getting a lot of attention.
InternetNews August 23, 2004 Eric Griffith	iPass Takes Flight with Boeing iPass must think the only way to go is up -- in the air that is -- as it signs on in-flight wireless provider Connexion (a unit of Boeing) as its latest Wi-Fi partner.
Popular Mechanics April 9, 2008 Barbara S. Peterson	Why U.S. Airlines Still Won't Join the Mobile Mile-High Club Airline passengers abroad could soon find themselves sitting in chatter class. In the past two weeks, regulatory authorities and individual airlines in Europe have taken steps to allow in-flight cellphone use -- not that you'll be able to phone home while flying over the United States anytime soon.
CRM October 1, 2007 Marshall Lager	Something Special in the Air Carriers announce the latest attempt to provide broadband Internet access to airline passengers.
CFO August 1, 2005 Esther Shein	Wi-Fi in the Sky A number of airlines have rolled out wireless-fidelity services on select flights enabling business travelers to conduct business from 30,000 feet.
Entrepreneur November 2004 Amanda C. Kooser	Air Campaign Think wireless devices and air travel don't mix? That could soon be changing.
CFO December 1, 2006	Jet Blue Airline officials are contemplating banning more electronic devices from in-flight use. Why is that, exactly?... Why pretexting isn't just a problem for HP.
InternetNews August 18, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Boeing Disconnects Connexion Boeing announced it is abandoning its Connexion service due to a lack of interest.
InternetNews December 7, 2007 Christopher Saunders	In-Flight E-mail, IM Service Takes Wing From JetBlue JetBlue Airways next week plans to begin testing free wireless Internet access, e-mail and instant messaging for its transcontinental passengers, thanks to a partnership with Yahoo and Research in Motion.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Tim Beyers	Surf and Talk at 35,000 Feet The FCC says it may let Web surfers go wireless on airplanes. But it might allow in-flight cell phone use, too. Everyone from Boeing to Cisco to mega-wireless carrier Verizon has an interest in seeing these developments take off.
PC Magazine June 1, 2010 Rik Fairlie	Wi-Fi in the Sky If you're boarding a plane to get to your vacation, you may very well be able to browse the Internet
Wired April 21, 2008 Katharine Gammon	Coming This Summer: Fly the Wi-Fi Skies It's about time. That's what you'll say to yourself at some point in the next few months when you realize you can finally surf the Web while flying.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2009 Tim Beyers	Can This Plan Save the Airlines? All big carriers save for Continental Airlines are investing in in-flight wireless access as a revenue enhancer.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Rich Duprey	Superjumbo Plane Takes Flight Airbus' colossal A380 surpasses Boeing's 747 as the biggest plane. While demand for the plane might be high, airlines are cash-strapped, particularly those in the U.S., which have not ordered any of the planes.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Catherine Pickavet	A 'Virgin' Go Round For Sky-High Broadband A partnership between Virgin America and AirCell will allow passengers to remain connected 35,000 miles above ground.
InternetNews April 4, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC: Cells Not on a Plane Cell phone use for American fliers is out for the foreseeable future, but onboard broadband connections are scheduled to debut as early as next year, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
PC World July 2001 Yardena Arar	LANs in the Sky: Faster E-Mail, Web at 40,000 Feet A new service promises to provide faster, cheaper in-flight e-mail and Web services...
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Brian Gorman	Boeing's In-Flight Internet Boeing's Connexion is finally a reality, and VoIP should help improve its chances for success. It may take some time before investors start seeing stratospheric profits from the offering, but its long-term prospects look solid.
Scientific American July 2006	Cell Phones on a Plane Recent research indicates that there may be sound safety reasons to continue the existing FCC and Federal Aviation Administration prohibitions on cell phone use in the air.
Popular Mechanics August 27, 2009 Chris Sweeney	15 Brilliant, Bad and Downright Strange Plans to Save Airlines Possible ideas to make plane trips more profitable and efficient.
Fast Company David Lumb	In-Air Wi-Fi Apparently Makes Planes Hackable A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office for the Federal Aviation Administration describes the fearsome scenario of a hacker breaking into a plane's avionics through in-flight Wi-Fi.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Brian Gorman	Boeing Beware The plane maker needs to stay on its toes if it hopes to make the 7E7 a success. Shareholders are kept on edge.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2008 Tim Beyers	In-Flight Wi-Fi: No More Nosy Seatmates American joins Delta in announcing pay-per-use onboard Wi-Fi for some of its 767 fleet.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Tim Beyers	London Calling ... and Calling ... and Calling In the struggle for profits, European Union regulator decide to lift the ban on cellular use in-flight in European airspace before the year is out.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Airbus Hears You Now Boeing's rival will let you keep your cell phones turned on.
InternetNews May 26, 2009 David Needle	Biggest Hassles of Tech and Travel Survey shows most business travelers rely on mobile technology, but not as efficiently as they'd like.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Strauss et al.	Unsafe At Any Airspeed? Is it safe to use cellphones on airplanes? The U.S. FCC thinks it may be. But here is proof that cellphones and other electronics are more of a risk to maintaining proper airline instrumentation than you think.
InsideFlyer August 2005	Airborne Wi-Fi Picking Up Speed At least eight international airlines have followed Lufthansa's lead and are now offering onboard wireless Internet access on some flights. Passengers are able send and receive emails, join a Web conference, check the news, pay bills and make phone calls.
Popular Mechanics December 2006 Barbara S. Peterson	Jumbo Trouble The Airbus A380 was supposed to be the future of aviation. Will it ever get off the ground?
PC Magazine November 28, 2007 Sascha Segan	A PC at Every Airline Seat The Talk option on Virgin America's Red entertainment systems enables not only a whole-plane chat room, but also "social TV" that lets you kibitz in a chat feed on top of live TV programs.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Carol Matlack	Mega Plane Airbus is building the biggest airliner ever, and more than 100 A380s have been ordered by the airlines. A brilliant leap -- or great folly?
AskMen.com Terry Baldwin	Top 10: Luxury Airlines - Part I Which international airlines offer the plushest service and the most perks in first class? Here are five of the best in the world.
BusinessWeek June 5, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Snarl In The Sky Private jet traffic is creating commercial flight delays, safety concerns, and calls for small planes to pay more into the system.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Brian Gorman	Delta Grounds Paid Food Delta's paid food service probably won't be missed. Price, not amenities like food, free or otherwise, will continue to be the overwhelming factor when it comes to ticket-buying decisions.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Will Virgin Save You Money? Virgin America, the newest part of the British Virgin Group, started flying yesterday, offering discounted promotional fares to raise business. For existing carriers, this is bad news. For transcontinental passengers, it could be good.
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IEEE Spectrum April 2008	Wiring a Problem for All Aging Aircraft, Not Just MD-80s Cynthia Furse, a professor of electromagnetics at the University of Utah, is interviewed about the hidden hazards of airplane wiring.
IEEE Spectrum July 2005 Steven Cherry	A Match Made in Packets Coming soon: cellular handsets that can use a Wi-Fi network. Several companies are working on two different ways to unite the worlds of mobile telephony and wireless networking within enterprises.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Embraer Thinks Small The Brazilian aerospace company is making a foray into tiny jets.
Inc. June 2009 Bob Cooper	Which Airlines Have Wi-Fi? Delta plans to offer Wi-Fi on all domestic flights by the end of September, and Virgin America will by the end of June. Who else is adding Wi-Fi?
InternetNews August 30, 2006 Roy Mark	Online in European Air European low fare airline Ryanair to offer cell phone, broadband service by late next year.
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Alison Overholt	Coffee, Tea ... or Broadband? There's new hope on the horizon for in-flight Internet access.
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Popular Mechanics September 2007 David Noland	10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation Here are eight crashes and two emergency landings whose influence is felt -- for the good -- each time you step on a plane.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Holmes & Matlack	Boeing Roars Ahead In December three major Asia-Pacific carriers are expected to place orders for more than 100 widebody jets worth an estimated $16.8 billion. And by the looks of things, Boeing Co. looks poised to supply most of the planes.