Responding to FCC proposals to allow inflight cellphone use, the chairman of the House Transportation committee has introduced a bill to ban the calls—not for safety, but to reduce the potential noise level. His bill would still allow use of...
The DC-10, last plane to carry the Douglas name and almost the last 3-engine jet in active service, will see its last passenger flight within the next month as Birman Bangladesh airlines replaces it with 777s. And not too long after, KLM will retire...
GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details
Google has launched extensions to Google Street View that now can give you a photo-view of airports and train and subway stations. Not that many yet, but it will grow. Here's the STORY on Skift.com
Hertz is moving into "waterless car-washing" for reasons that are doubly "green." The company's process using a non-toxic chemical is expected to save 130,000,000 gallons of water a year worldwide, and to save the company 77% in shipping costs...
The Federal Communications Commission is moving to approve rules and technology that will allow use of cellphones and mobile data inflight above 10,000 feet, using a satellite relay system similar to one recently approved in Europe. Washington Post
Southwest, the last of the major U.S. carriers to announce allowing passengers to keep their devices on throughout flights has become the first to announce that it will turn onboard WiFi on for the whole flight, including on the ground. More HERE
TripAdvisor has published a report on how we travel, and found that 85% of us take our smartphones along on vacation, and 61% use social media while traveling. Not surprised, are you? REPORT
The European Commission has approved use of the lastest wireless technologies (4G, 3G) onboard aircraft. Until now only 2G was allowed. Read more about this in this link.
ET—HERE’S HOW TO CALL HOME! Right! I promised you alternatives to paying high cellphone call rates for calling back home. Using one of these low-cost strategies lets you spend more on data (or dinner!) and lets you choose a SIM by the best...
Buying a Cellphone in the UK has never been cheaper !Travellers can now go into an ASDA Store (WalMart Group) and purchase a new Alcatel Phone on the T Mobile Network for £5. ( $8.US )Have we entered the age of the throwaway Phone?Phone +...
GETTING YOUR PHONE READY TO GOThis is part 3 of a report on communication for travelers. In the first two parts, we discussed the kinds of service available, and how to choose the one you want. Obviously, using your own smartphone is the best...
Like a rusty traffic jam on a ghost highway, these cars of the past are going nowhere. We spent two weeks in the summer of 2007, criss-crossing Colorado, admiring the deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison, photographing classic F7 locomotives in the...
Since you can keep them on longer during your flight, what you can do to be sure that your phone and other mobile device will be charged as long as you need them to be. Here is Wendy Perrin's column on this. We've also...
HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR OVERSEAS PHONE SERVICE?This is part 2 of a 4-part report on communication for travelers. No—the girl in the Renoir is not really on her cell…but you can be! Usually, the first question most people ask...