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Archive for June, 2010

Hey, future: ipads for rent on airplanes

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I’m no Apple fanboy, and I’m no Australian either, which means I won’t be able to take advantage of Jetstar’s iPad rental service when it starts next month or whenever.

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Thursday, June 24th, 2010

See all the Flight Club cheap flights posts from our archives here: Cheap Flights.

Looks like they’ll have to start teaching airplane pilots to not send text messages while landing a plane…

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Over in Australia, Jetstar Airlines is being investigated because of claims that a pilot was text-messaging while landing a plane, and because they were distracted they were forced to abort a landing attempt at an airport in Singapore.
Read the article, Pilot ‘texting during landing’, here.

Much of airline passenger frustration is related to outdated technology used by airlines

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The New York Times says much of airline passenger frustration is related to outdated technology used by airlines:
Airlines have made great technological leaps in recent years, allowing passengers to check in from home or download boarding passes on their smartphones. But if you’ve ever been stranded at an airport during a raging thunderstorm, chances are [...]