At this rate, the tipping point for in-flight wi-fi will come at the end of 2011.
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Over the years, we've tolerated puzzle-minded adventure games, so-so flight-combat games, and a first-person shooter.
The Eclipse is the new world champ of slow jet flight--cruising, descending or landing.
Weigman estimates that in-flight Wi-Fi will be a several billion-dollar market in a few years.
Rule No. 1 about in-flight wi-fi (at least in the U.S.): no phone calls allowed.
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These are widely recognized as far less conducive to a first-strike than are short-time-of-flight ballistic missiles.
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"Poor demand at today's auction was quite surprising, given the recent flight-to-quality mode, " said analysts at Newedge.
Aside from the occasional flight-to-safety rallies driven by periodic credit fears in the near term, we concur.
These pricing changes, if implemented, could boost adoption of in-flight Wi-Fi, which is still considered a nascent technology.
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Any further escalation in that situation could drive oil prices higher and see fresh flight-to-safety buying of gold.
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Virgin also provides in-flight Wi-Fi to make it easier for people to work, communicate and find their own entertainment.
The flight - Invicta Airlines Flight 435 - was full of mothers from Somerset on a day out shopping.
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When something new pops up, the reptilian brain goes into fight-or-flight, friend-or-foe sensing.
And a single A380 can require up to 1, 200 in-flight meals -- prepped and cooked by the airport's chefs.
Lay-offs in the City and elsewhere mean that fewer parents can afford the luxury of top-flight full-time child care.
This suggests fresh flight-to-safety buying by investors (including into gold), which will pull way demand for risk assets like stocks.
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Flight-to-safety buying of U.S. Treasuries, German bunds, gold and the U.S. dollar all quickly came back into vogue late Monday.
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Recon's HUDs have already revolutionized the way wingsuit pilots Jeb Corliss and supermodel-adventurer Roberta Mancino fly by delivering flight-critical data, direct-to-eye.
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Renewed flight-to-safety buying can be expected as the crisis worsens, he said.
The standard would significantly expand the FAA's so-called "sterile cockpit rule, " which prohibits pilots from engaging in non-flight-related conversations during take-offs and landings.
They calculated the birdy bandwidth by dividing data capacity by the length of the last pigeon's flight--a slowpoke at 3 hours, 51 minutes.
The government vows to include testimony about victims from each disaster location -- the Trade Center, the Pentagon, each flight -- and various backgrounds.
During the five-and-a-half-hour flight, Branson poured coffee and tea, served meals, distributed merchandise, made in-flight announcements and entertained the passengers, according to an AirAsia statement.
Gogo is also the leading provider of in-flight Wi-Fi in the U.S., so its findings provide a useful snapshot of in-air Wi-Fi usage in general.
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Maybe you watched a movie, logged on to in-flight wi-fi and cleaned up your email box, checked in on Facebook or updated your blog.
If done just three times a week for two hours a flight--say, a quick trip to Santa Barbara's Elephant Grill for burritos and back--who knows?
Sure, there is the eternal flight-to-safety reason for always owning bonds.
Such was the furore that Mr Flight - now Lord Flight - was also stripped of the whip by the then Conservative leader Michael Howard.
As the day wore on, flight-to-safety moves also supported the greenback.
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The Plymouth Raiders posted their highest finish in their three seasons in the top flight - fifth - by beating Newcastle 89-83 in their final game.
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