The world famous aerospace organization NASA has requested a 23% increases in its funding. The reasons behind this massive budget increase? To construct NASA’s next generation designs for commercial aircraft. These prototype…
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Mobiles will account for over 1.5 billion airline boarding passes by 2019: Report
Over 1.5 billion airline boarding passes will be delivered via mobile phones or tablets by the end of 2019, new research claims. According to a report from analyst Juniper Research, mobile boarding…
Virgin Atlantic announces Google Glass pilot to offer personalised customer service
Google Glass is now heading to the aviation industry after being introduced in medical and educational fields as Virgin Atlantic has announced a six week trial program in which it will be…
Ofcom paves way for satellite broadband on planes, boats
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has given a go ahead to the use of ‘earth station’ antennas on fast moving vehicles including planes, trains and boats thereby opening up the road of faster…
FCC may allow in-flight cellphone use
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is up with plans to allow passengers use their cell phones in-flight. While there is still a restriction on using cell phones during takeoff and landing, FCC’s…