- Flight Attendant Rants at Passengers over Intercom After Five-Hour Delay at LaGuardia[Jun. 28, 2012]
A frazzled flight attendant freaked out at passengers who were furious about a five-hour flight delay at LaGuardia, The Post has learned.
- Delta to Offer International Wi-Fi Service[Jun. 28, 2012]
Delta Air Lines will offer Wi-Fi on international flights starting early next year, the carrier announced today.
- U.S. Airlines Experiment with Do-It-Yourself Boarding[Jun. 27, 2012]
Could boarding the aircraft become the next automated "do-it-yourself" part of the air-travel experience?
- Virgin to Allow Mobile Phone Calls on Some Flights[Jun. 25, 2012]
Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it will allow mobile-phone use on its Airbus A300 flights between London and New York.
- The Perfect Plane: Beds, Cocktails and No Kids[Jun. 21, 2012]
Planes should no longer be mere transportation tubes. The ideal airplane should also be a source of entertainment and relaxation.
- Flying Hello Kitty's Friendly (and Cutesy) Skies[Jun. 25, 2012]
After a young Asian-American from San Francisco flew his seventh Hello Kitty flight, EVA Airways recently awarded him a solid gold boarding pass bearing the design of Sanrio's cartoon cat with his name engraved on it. While seven flights may seem paltry compared to the number accumulated by George Clooney's corporate road warrior in Up in the Air, it nonetheless marked a milestone: The man officially became the world's most-traveled Hello Kitty jet customer.
- JAL Switches on Internet Connection Service "JAL SKY Wi-Fi"[Jun. 25, 2012]
Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin offering JAL SKY Wi-Fi this summer. The high-speed, wireless Internet service will gradually be introduced onboard JAL's international flights as the airline progressively equips aircraft across its international fleet with the broadband Ku connectivity solution eXConnect by Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic).
- Oxygen Devices Ordered Put Back in U.S. Airline Bathrooms[Jun. 25, 2012]
Airlines must put redesigned oxygen systems back in aircraft lavatories, one year after they were ordered removed on concerns they could be used by terrorists as weapons, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.
- Kenyan Airline Apologizes to Woman Forced to Sit Next to Dead Passenger[Jun. 23, 2012]
Kenya Airways refunded a woman half her ticket cost after she spent an overnight flight sitting next to a dead man.
- China Airlines Launches New Mobile Services[Jun. 23, 2012]
China Airlines (CAL) has released a brand-new free "CI Mobile App" for users of the increasingly popular Apple iPhone providing "CI Mobile" service and convenience anytime and anywhere. The new service can be downloaded free from the Apple App Store, where users can easily find it by texting "CI."