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Qantas Looking To Blame A330's Sudden Drop in Altitude On Passengers' Gadgets?

Earlier this week, a Qantas A330 inexplicably climbed 300 feet and then suddenly nose-dived back down. In the cabin, 71 people were injured. Interestingly, the ATSB is now looking at in-cabin interference from personal electronics as a possible cause of the "irregularity with the aircraft's elevator control system." Wait, what? Really? More »

1:45 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By John Mahoney
18,154 views, 88 comments

Latest by hagrun: Why don't they just shield the damn cockpit and be done with this crap? more »

ban-tastic

Skype, Porn May Not Fly In Friendly Skies

The good news is, all you guys who have been dreading the use of internet calling on airplanes may be in luck, because airlines and airborne service providers alike are considering a ban on Skype. The bad news is, they're also considering a ban on that age-old lonely traveler's companion, porn, says the AP. Here's a list of soon-to-be-Wi-Fi'd airlines and what services they plan to ban: More »

12:45 PM on Mon Dec 24 2007
By Wilson Rothman
7,975 views, 16 comments

Latest by Maciek: I believe it's the rules of the operating carrier's country of origin apply. The reason I'm saying this is more »

airplanes

Qantas Revives In-Flight Internet With Wi-Fi and Ethernet Access

Just when most other airlines and airplane manufacturers are removing in-flight internet access, Qantas goes the exact opposite direction (into our hearts) and adds internet access. The A380 and 747-400 planes that will make up their web-enabled fleet will have both Wi-Fi and a charging slot to plug your laptop into. Not much else here in the way of pricing or availability, but expect a lofty surcharge if you want to get a seat with both outlets, an Ethernet port, USB ports, and a 17-inch built-in LCD. Service starts in February 2008, but you'll be getting sub-dialup speeds as everyone clown-cars into a 432kbps connection. [APC Mag]

2:00 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007
By Jason Chen
1,713 views, 8 comments

Latest by cybergrunt: funny thing is you'll only get these sub-dialup speeds if you travel business class which effectively makes this the slowest more »

gadgets

Qantas Airline Has New Rules For Dells

If you've got a Dell laptop and you're going to be flying Qantas sometime soon, be aware of their new rules regarding your precious lappy. The airline still allows you to carry on your Dell in your standard carry-on, but if you want to use it, there's only two options. One is to remove your battery and move up to first or business class and power your computer via power supply. The second is to just use it on battery power, which is probably what most people are going to do anyway. What you can't do is have your battery inside your laptop while you're plugged in to the aircraft's power supply. More »

7:00 PM on Wed Aug 23 2006
By Jason Chen
3,385 views, 13 comments

Latest by m1tch37: Intresting Article! more »