Virgin Atlantic Airways' Upper Class now offers complimentary ground transportation to and from airports in 26 international cities, in-flight manicures and access to airport "clubhouses" where travelers can work, dine or get a haircut.
Mr. Tikvesa, who is 6-feet, 5-inches tall and calls strangers "boss, " gets printouts of top-tier customers with tight connections and has access to flight updates and gate information on his smartphone.
To that end, the pilots will be broadcasting live transmissions and allowing the public to speak with them as they fly, in addition to providing access to flight planning information on the Solar Impulse website.
Systems to be installed during production on the 747-8 and 777 by the end of 2013 have the capability to provide in-flight use for cell phones, wi-fi connectivity for passengers, internet access using in-flight entertainment (IFE), and live television broadcasts.
Brank thinks that no matter how much is done to remove barriers and open access, capital flight continues to be a problem.
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So really, what motivation is there for (usually very unpaid) games journalists to turn down a free flight, hotel and early access to a game?
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Instead, its interest is in providing its users easy access to airline flight and pricing data and giving online travel agencies the ability to bid on the sale of tickets to Google users looking to buy.
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He knew the right people, which assured him access to top-flight merchandise.
And there are no blackout dates here NetJets, Flight Options and Flexjet all guarantee access to a plane 365 days a year, with as little as four hours notice for domestic flights or 48 hours for international trips.
Kreindler's experts, a metallurgist and an explosives expert, tested spare parts of other 747-100 jets of the type that crashed because access to pieces of Flight 800 has been limited to NTSB, FBI and Boeing officials only.
The agreement that I signed says that NASA withdraws their objection to my flight and will give me limited access to the American segment of ISS in exchange for certain waivers that I was willing to agree to.
In order to book a flight, you need many inputs and access to various websites or travel agents to do the booking.
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The BBC was among those given special access, on a government flight.
"What businesspeople need and want on their way to their airplane is speed, reliability, and en-route access to their email and current flight status information, " said Carter Stewart, an aviation consultant who travels on average 500, 000 miles (800, 000 kilometers) per year.
"They might jam a smart device to make systems not available in the airport, or play with the bar code of flight tickets, so that you can have access to a space you shouldn't have access to, " he says, while admitting that these scenarios are extreme.
Aircell currently offers eight ways to purchase access, including passes for a single flight, 24 hours of service and 30 days of service.
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Every flight attendant at American Airlines wields a Samsung Galaxy tablet to access customer information, and the on-ground Qatar Airways concierge crew in Doha is using tablets to identify VIPs or travellers in need of special meals.
Flight planning also is easier and more efficient than ever, with instant access to charts and weather information on your iPad.
Improve access to airline websites, check-in kiosks, in-flight entertainment centers, audio-visual displays, medical oxygen, and airplane bathrooms.
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More than 800 Delta aircraft, including all Delta Connection two-class regional jets, are equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi service offering more than 400, 000 customers per day access to the internet above 10, 000 feet.
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The user expects a completely different experience from when they access the airline site from a computer, which more easily facilitates detailed flight searches.
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It is certainly powerful enough to run office suite applications such as word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, e-mail, instant messaging, Internet access for surfing and blogging, playing a few tunes and watching a DVD in flight (the battery will get you across America, if not an ocean).
Nearly two-thirds of travelers told FlightView that they would value mobile access to walking directions from to their departure gate, especially when changing planes on a connecting flight.
Virgin estimates that each flight of SpaceShip Two can hold 1, 300 pounds of scientific payload, and the rack setup will include window access for the collection of spectrographic and other data.
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