What you don't want your flight path to look like (1)
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Filed under: Airlines, News American Airlines flight 1586 on its way to Toronto blew a tire on its takeoff from LAX earlier today, requiring them to return to the airport. As you might already know, however, you can't land an aircraft with a full tank of gas -- it's just too hard on the brakes -- so the pilots had to kill some time.As a result, instead of the pleasant transcontinental flight that flight 1586 ...
Flight attendants on in-flight porn usage (3)
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Now that in-flight internet is becoming a normal option, a certain taboo activity is popping up more and more during those long, lonely flights. A few airlines have taken the issue upon themselves to lock down certain themed sites but that doesn’t rule out already downloaded material. Then other airlines, such as American Airlines, are offering unfiltered service and thus leaving the discretion up to the user — and flight attendants. It isn’t like attendants ...
Customers make VoIP calls on American Airlines flights (3)
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Filed under: downloads hacks, peripherals hacksLess than a week after American Airlines introduced in-flight internet, hackers have already figured out how to use the system to make VoIP calls in a few easy steps with Phweet, a Twitter application. While the network blocks most VoIP services, Phweet can connect two people using a Flash app. Aircell, the company responsible for the system, is aware of the oversight, but it remains to be seen whether this ...
How to make phone calls on American Airlines' Wi-Fi [Silicon Valley Users Guide] (4)
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VOIP enthusiast and marketing guy Andy Abramson tricked his way around the content filters on American Airlines' new inflight broadband. Abramson succeeded in conducting a long voice call to a friend on an American flight by using Phweet, which embeds the call as an audio stream inside a Flash player inside your browser. "I don't mean a five-second hi. I mean, a real conversation." Aw, you didn't talk to the guy in the next seat?
TSA ninja strikes, renders nine planes helpless. (1)
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From the National Security Ninjas Desk:ABC News: TSA Fires Back: Blames Airline for 'Security Violation' I'll start with a summary from the article: A TSA inspector, as part of a spot security check, used a sensitive aircraft probe as a handhold to gain access to parked American Eagle planes at Chicago's O'Hare airport.The TSA ninja caused AE to ground nine Eagle commuter jets, causing 40 flights to be delayed, maintenance costs to repair the broken ...
Tsa: TSA Employee Grounds 9 American Airlines Planes By Attempting To Break Into Them (8)
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A TSA employee used sensitive avionics equipment as a ladder while attempting to break into 9 American Airlines planes to test how well they were secured. The TSA agent was able to break into 7 of the planes, raising questions about the security of the aircraft, but also managed to ground the aircraft — causing at least 40 flights to be delayed at O'Hare. "There is a sign that clearly says, 'Don't step,'" American spokeswoman ...
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TSA Employee Grounds 9 American Airlines Planes By Attempting To Break Into Them [Tsa] (1)
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A TSA employee used sensitive avionics equipment as a ladder while attempting to break into 9 American Airlines planes to test how well they were secured. The TSA agent was able to break into 7 of the planes, raising questions about the security of the aircraft, but also managed to ground the aircraft — causing at least 40 flights to be delayed at O'Hare. "There is a sign that clearly says, 'Don't step,'" American spokeswoman ...
In-Flight Wi-Fi on Three American Airlines Routes (1)
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As of today, in-flight Internet from Aircell’s Gogo service is available on three American Airlines routes: New York - Miami New York - San Francisco New York - Los Angeles To surf from your seat, you’ll need to book one of these routes on American’s Boeing 767-200 airplanes, the only planes offering the service right now. The cost is $12.95.
American Airlines has launched broadband ... [Airlines] (1)
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American Airlines has launched broadband internet service on nonstop flights from New York to San Francisco, New York to Los Angeles and New York to Miami for a fee of $12.95 [Bizjournals]
CrunchGear’s Blogging Live From 37,000 Feet! (3)
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Hey folks. I’m on American Airlines Flight #3 from JFK to LAX and working from 37,000 feet via Aircell’s Gogo inflight Wi-Fi service. Jump on over to CrunchGear for all the hot, live blogging action and review. Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0
CrunchGear’s Blogging Live From 37,000 Feet! (2)
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Hey folks. I’m on American Airlines Flight #3 from JFK to LAX and working from 37,000 feet via Aircell’s Gogo inflight Wi-Fi service. Jump on over to CrunchGear for all the hot, live blogging action and review. Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0
Blogging live from 37,000 feet via Aircell’s Gogo inflight Wi-Fi on American Airlines (1)
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I find myself on AA flight #3 headed to LAX from NY’s JFK. Today marks the first day of Aircell’s Gogo inflight service going live for the masses. It will be available on flights from NYC to LA, Miami and San Francisco. The 8AM flight to Miami from JFK is not a 767-200, so those going south won’t be privy to Aircell’s Gogo service. The flight is full from what I’m told and Aircell had ...
American Airlines In-Flight Wi-Fi Launches Today on Three Routes [In-flight Wi-fi] (2)
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If you're flying on an AA 767-200 from NYC to San Francisco, Miami or Los Angeles, you can kick the tires of American's new Gogo/Aircell in-flight wi-fi service for $12.95 (the rate for flights over 3 hours). It's the same provider Delta will be using as they roll out the service fleetwide starting soon. Let us know how it is from the air, Giz jet-setters. FORT WORTH, Texas and ITASCA, Ill. - Marking the beginning ...
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This would be great news, but I hate American Airlines.
American Airlines goes live with in-flight WiFi service (3)
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Filed under: Transportation, WirelessAt long last, "you are now free to surf the intarwebz while flying." Okay, so maybe it has been possible in the past, but American Airlines is taking a huge leap forward in the US market today by giving passengers aboard long-haul Boeing 767-200 flights the option to hop online during the trip. The GoGo service, which is being provided by Aircell, will charge customers $12.95 for access to the world wide ...
American Airlines goes live with in-flight WiFi service (13)
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Filed under: Transportation, WirelessAt long last, "you are now free to surf the intarwebz while flying." Okay, so maybe it has been possible in the past, but American Airlines is taking a huge leap forward in the US market today by giving passengers aboard long-haul Boeing 767-200 flights the option to hop online during the trip. The GoGo service, which is being provided by Aircell, will charge customers $12.95 for access to the world wide ...
Aircell’s Gogo going live today on American Airlines (1)
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We’ve covered this topic on multiple occasions and, well, today the service is going live for the masses on AA. The Boeing 767-200 aircrafts in AA’s fleet flying from NYC to LA, Miami and San Francisco will have the service flipped on and we’ll be on a flight from JFK to LAX today. Pricing will be $12.95 for flights with a duration of over three hours. Check back at noon EDT for a live blog/review ...
Mad Men: Three Sundays (1)
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Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men(S02E04) "That was beautiful. Are you going to say Grace now?" - Peggy's mom, to the priestThis episode brought a big smile to my face for one reason: Pete was wining and dining the Gorton's people! I grew up a few blocks away from the Gorton's headquarters, so it was great to see them as the latest client of Sterling Cooper. Hopefully we'll see them in the future ...
F.A.A. Seeks to Fine for American Airlines Over Safety (1)
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The Federal Aviation Administration said that American Airlines deliberately flew two planes 58 times in December with broken parts.
American Airlines Does Its Best To Make Sure Frequent Flier Miles Are Totally Worthless (2)
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American Airlines is revamping its frequent flier program to include a fee to upgrade economy class tickets to business and first class. In addition to 15k frequent flier miles, AAdvantage members will, starting Oct. 1, have to pay between $50 and $350 for an upgrade. American Airlines blamed high fuel prices and rising airfares for the change. "The disparity between discount and premium tickets is too great to be offset by miles alone," an AA ...
Airline Fees: 4 New Airline Fees And How To Get Around Them (3)
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Travel expert to the stars Christopher Elliott has a new column that explains 4 new or grotesquely inflated airline fees and some ways to get around them... The fees are: 1) Beverages— Bring an empty water bottle and hit the drinking fountain. 2) Checked luggage— Avoid certain stupid airlines or become a carry-on ninja. 3) Award tickets— Fuel surcharges are making award tickets suck. Cash in your miles, or use your awards for something else. ...
