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Wi-Fi worries prompt Boeing cockpit display change
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - New electronic display units are to be fitted in the cockpits of Boeing 737 and 777 airliners to address fears that Wi-Fi signals might cause them to go blank in flight.
Malaysian jet tragedy (updated Saturday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2014
» Why were commercial planes still flying over Ukraine? Who's to blame for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines yesterday is still an open question although US intelligence analysts believe it was likely a separatist group in Ukraine.
Not quite the model tweet by US Airways
AFP, Published on 15/04/2014
» US Airways rushed out an apology Monday after a graphic sexual image was tweeted from its official Twitter account in response to a disgruntled customer.
Why didn't missing jet passengers use their cellphones?
AFP, Published on 19/03/2014
» In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.
Bidding hot for chance at coffee with Apple chief
AFP, Published on 25/04/2013
» A coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook was a hot opportunity on Wednesday as bidding quickly topped $70,000 for the chance being auctioned to raise money for a human rights group.
Facebook stocks up for Google fight
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the Web, the social networking titan's $5 billion stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said.
Pilots cleared to use iPad during takeoff, landing
AFP, Published on 15/12/2011
» Apple's iPad has been cleared for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing in a move that could make bulky flight bags crammed with manuals and charts a thing of the past.
RIM execs fired over drunken behavior on flight
AFP, Published on 06/12/2011
» The Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones announced Monday the firing of two senior executives over reckless drunkenness that forced the diversion of a trans-Pacific flight last week.