Will Wi-Fi Travel the Friendly Skies?

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Oracle Pilots the Friendly Skies

Oracle Pilots the Friendly Skies 07/28/2004 11:05 AM
The FAA peppers its relationship with the database giant's 10g products to create electronic maps of the skies.

Baby Born in Friendly Skies (AP)

Baby Born in Friendly Skies (AP) 12/29/2004 12:15 PM
AP - The term "airborne" took on a new meaning when a woman gave birth high above Southeast Alaska on a floatplane that was evacuating her after her labor began earlier then expected.

Boeing deal makes skies friendly for
WiFi users (AFP)

Boeing deal makes skies friendly for
WiFi users (AFP) 08/23/2004 02:12 PM
AFP - The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.

Travel with Your Pet at
pet-friendlytravel.com and Receive an
$80 Coupon for a Cooper & Cadie Premium
Pet Travel Kit

Travel with Your Pet at
pet-friendlytravel.com and Receive an
$80 Coupon for a Cooper & Cadie Premium
Pet Travel Kit 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
Travelers with Pet-FriendlyTravel.Com will receive a coupon from Cooper & Cadie worth $80 towards the purchase of a special pet travel kit full of premium pet supplies to make the journey less stressful for your dog. This represents a savings of 50% off the list retail price. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Yahoo! Travel, National Geographic
Traveler Poll Names New Orleans Top U.S.
Family Travel Spot

Yahoo! Travel, National Geographic
Traveler Poll Names New Orleans Top U.S.
Family Travel Spot 03/23/2005 08:19 PM
Investors Business Daily Mar 24 2005 12:51AM GMT

Travel Information Without Travel Sales
Pitches

Travel Information Without Travel Sales
Pitches 12/31/2004 01:03 PM
I get so many announcements about sites which are designed to sell things, or to be roundups for e-commerce information, that's it's startling (and refreshing) to find out about a...

Diller To Show IAC Is No Travel Company
By Creating IAC's Travel Company

Diller To Show IAC Is No Travel Company
By Creating IAC's Travel Company 12/22/2004 01:16 AM
Barry Diller has done a good job buying up various online "middleman" companies in a variety of spaces from travel to social networking to dating. However, he says too many people view InterActiveCorp as a travel company and that's making it more difficult to acquire non-travel companies. So, in order to prove that he's not running a travel company... he's going to show them what it means to really run a travel company. That is, he's going to spin off all of IAC's travel properties, including Expedia, Hotwire, TravelNow and Hotels.com, into one company (which he'll still run), and keep all the other properties as IAC. While it may be a good idea to realize the value of those other properties, from the beginning Diller kept talking about the synergies of having all of these properties under the same umbrella. Apparently, those synergies only go so far when the stock price isn't as high as he had hoped.

Search Engine Friendly or Search
Friendly?

Search Engine Friendly or Search
Friendly? 08/16/2004 08:00 AM
Source: ClickZ - Somewhere along SEM's evolution, 'search-engine-friendly design' came to mean friendly only to Google or Yahoo. What happened to the user experience?...

"Terror in the Skies, Again?"

"Terror in the Skies, Again?" 07/16/2004 03:18 AM

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies 03/28/2005 05:45 AM
Why Top Techies Take to the Skies .. dig flying

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Terror in the Skies, Again?

Terror in the Skies, Again? 07/15/2004 06:45 PM
Is this a firsthand account of a terrorist "dry run"? Terror in the Skies, Again? On June 29, 2004, at 12:28 p.m., I flew on Northwest Airlines flight #327 from Detroit to Los Angeles with my husband and our young son. Also on our flight were 14 Middle Eastern men between the ages of approximately 20 and 50 years old. What I experienced during that flight has caused me to question whether the United States of America can realistically uphold the civil liberties of every individual, even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from terrorist threats. Read the whole thing

Watch the skies!

Watch the skies! 05/14/2004 10:32 AM
Earlier this week, a video of eleven UFOs caught on tape by Mexican Air Force pilots was released by the country's Defense Department.

According to the Associated Press report, "the lights were filmed on March 5 by pilots using infrared equipment. They appeared to be flying at an altitude of about 3,500 meters (11,480 feet), and allegedly surrounded the Air Force jet as it conducted routine anti-drug trafficking vigilance in Campeche. Only three of the objects showed up on the plane's radar."

Yesterday, a follow-up AP report quoted a nuclear scientist from the National Autonomous University who believes "the bright blurs could have been caused by electrical flashes emitted spontaneously by the atmosphere." Meanwhile, the Mexican Defense Secretary says the jury is still out on what appears on the tape.

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Fly the WiFi skies

Fly the WiFi skies 11/07/2003 02:04 AM

While I'm guessing it could be difficult due to airport utilities restrictions and existing telecom contracts, I'd love to see one of the national airlines embrace wifi in terminals. An airline that was wifi-friendly would be known by business people overnight as the airline to take (or at least the terminal to hang out nearby when you fly).

Washington Mutual is the only bank in the states that offers free ATM use for everyone, and it's pretty much ingrained in my family and friends that if someone needs to stop at an ATM to grab some cash, everyone prefers the Washington Mutual one. As a result of their kind gesture, I have explored getting a home loan and business accounts with them (I always do my personal banking at a credit union), solely because I regard them as generous for not charging people pointless electronic transaction fees.

The pro-wifi airline could gain similar publicity and word-of-mouth buzz by offering free, open wireless access points near their gates. It wouldn't cost that much to get a DSL drop near a gate and toss 2 or 3 $99 base stations into the ceiling. Annual operating costs for each airport could be as low as $1k a year, making a nationwide investment for every airport cost only a couple hundred grand (and I'm sure to make it cheaper, a company like Linksys or MS would donate the products if they got to plug them to users connecting). I imagine that whatever airline did it would be an instant hit with laptop users, and geeks would no longer need to search online for what airport offers wifi through whom and for how much. The last time I was in Denver, I noticed three different wifi vendors offering access in the terminal, all for different rates, while most airports I end up at don't offer any at all.

The airline industry is notoriously a cut-throat business and with decreased leisure travel, razor thin profit margins, and pricing wars, a good gimmick would go a long way. It's low cost, high utility, and would please a good deal of people that fly frequently. Eventually the same airline could outfit planes with wireless and be the business airline, but I can wait until that's more of a realistic possibility; for now putting wireless in all their terminals should be the goal.

What do you say American? Alaska, are you in? JetBlue, want to do something even better than TV in every seat? Southwest, you're known for keeping people sitting around your terminals, how about making them happy? United, you've been near bankruptcy for a couple years and we bailed you out, how about giving the people something back for all the money they gave you? Anyone?

(note: written while stranded wi-fi free in PDX, posted from my Vancouver hotel room which features open, free wireless. Canada knows how to party.)

The hysterical skies

The hysterical skies 07/21/2004 07:59 AM
She survived a flight with 14 harmless Syrian musicians -- then spread 3,000 bigoted and paranoid words across the Internet. As a pilot and an American, I'm appalled.

Fly the wireless skies

Fly the wireless skies 08/23/2004 10:22 AM

No privacy in the skies

No privacy in the skies 09/22/2004 02:44 AM
USA Today Sep 22 2004 6:52AM GMT

Terror in the Skies this is a must read!

Terror in the Skies this is a must read! 07/17/2004 04:49 AM

I normally would not link a non technical story but today reading a report of a flight from Detroit to Los Angles raised the hair on the back of my neck. I will let you read the article but I will make this point. American Airlines, United Airlines has clear stated policies about congregating in the back of the aircraft. I used to like and stand a lot during flights but have respected the wishes of the airlines stayed in my seat. I am not sure how the folks on this flight kept calm but I would have been ready to rumble if I had be on the flight. This story is going to shock you. [www.womenswallstreet.com]

But clear skies are good, aren't they?

But clear skies are good, aren't they? 12/17/2003 11:50 PM
The Bush administration's conservation policy: 'protecting the nation's environment', or you know, 'not'? [more inside]

InterActive's cloudy skies

InterActive's cloudy skies 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
This summer, I suggested that Google had an opportunity to make changes in the IPO process, and should perhaps consider an auction-styled IPO offering. ...

Flying the Unwired Skies

Flying the Unwired Skies 03/29/2005 05:11 PM
Connexion by Boeing is popping up in airplanes all over the world: This overview of Connexion's technology, service, and performance appears at Tom's Networking, my first article for the site. Some of the Germany-based cohorts at Tom's Hardware provided information for the article based on Lufthansa flights they've taken. In general, Connexion is getting high marks for delivering consistent amounts of bandwidth with what seems to me to be remarkably low latency given the plane-satellite-ground station loop....

Robot Telescopes Comb the Skies

Robot Telescopes Comb the Skies 09/21/2004 06:37 AM
RoboNet-1.0, an automatically controlled series of telescopes, has two prime directives: search the heavens for the next big flash and spot an Earth-like planet that could hold intelligent life. By Lakshmi Sandhana.

heaven can wait we're only watching the
skies

heaven can wait we're only watching the
skies 01/07/2005 02:24 AM

I was two weeks shy of my thirteenth birthday, and in Oregon filming Stand By Me, when Live Aid happened in 1985, and I was a little too young (and focused on making the movie) to fully appreciate it. When I was old enough to understand what I'd missed, I never thought I'd get a chance to experience the show.

Never that is, until the good kids at Rhino released Live Aid on DVD, which Anne gave me for Christmas. For the past two days, I've turned off Fred and let the DVD run while I work on various writing projects. I'd heard a little bit of it over the Thanksgiving weekend, when XM played it on the 80s channel, so I expected to enjoy it, but I'm a little surprised at just how much it rocks. The performances really hold up, and one of them even made an impression on Ryan and Nolan.

After listening to Paul Young perform one of my all-time favorite songs, (Come Back And Stay), I moved to the couch to watch U2 perform. In order to fully recreate the concert experience, I cranked up the Onkyo to a million, and bounced a beach ball around my living room.

Ryan walked into the room, and sat down on the couch next to me. He and Nolan have grown up with U2 the way I grew up with The Beatles, so he recognized the song right away.

"Is that U2?" He said.

I told him that it was, and while Bono continued to sing, I gave him a brief history of Live Aid.

". . . so Bob Geldof decided to —"

"Wait. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what's up with Bono's boots?" He pointed to the screen, and for the first time I noticed that Bono was wearing leather pants, tucked into knee-high suede boots. They had an impressive heel.

"Uhh . . ." I began.

"And is that . . . oh my god. It is." The color drained from his face. "He has a mullet."

Before I could reply, Nolan walked into the room.

"Hey!" He said. "What are you watching?"

"It's Live Aid," I said. "They were raising money for —"

"Woah! That is a sweet mullet!" Nolan pointed at the screen and erupted into peals of laughter.

I paused the DVD, and turned to face them.

"Listen, you guys. It was 1985."

They looked back at me, blankly.

"Oh, nice." It's yet another 'I've-just-become-my-parents' moment, just replace 'it was the sixties' with 'it was the eighties.'"

"The mullet was the official haircut of rock and roll," I said.

Before either of them could point out how ludicrous this statement was, even if it was true, I tried to explain: "This concert was a really important event! Not only are these all incredible bands at the height of their popularity, but you can see what happened when a bunch of people came together to make a difference in the . . . in the world . . " I realized that they weren't listening to me. Ryan's face was turning red and Nolan was choking back massive giggles.

"What?" I said.

Ryan's face cracked, and he howled with laughter as he pointed at the TV. I looked up, and saw that I'd paused the movie on a shot of Bono, his head thrown back, eyes clamped shut, microphone held high . . . and mullet in full-effect.

"I'm sorry, Wil." Ryan said. "What were you saying?"

I laughed in spite of myself. Bono did look pretty ridiculous. "I'll tell you another time. For now, just try to enjoy the music."

"Oh, we can do that," Nolan said, and made a big production of putting his hands over his eyes.

"Hey, let's see how well your rock and roll heroes hold up in twenty years," I said.

"As long as they don't have mullets, I think we'll be fine," Ryan said.

I pressed play and we watched — well, I watched and they listened, to the rest of Sunday Bloody Sunday, followed by Bad.

"See?" I said. "That was during Unforgettable Fire, just before Joshua Tree. Those two songs they just played are the reason you have heard U2 since you were too little to know what music was."

As the final strains of Bad echoed over an ariel shot of Wembley Stadium, they cut to footage of Phil Collins about to board the Concorde.

"Who's that?" Nolan asked.

"That's Phil Collins. He just finished performing in London, and now he's going to fly to Philly to perform there too," I said. "It was pretty cool."

"Phil Collins?!" Ryan said, "The wussy Tarzan guy?!"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Well . . . yeah."

"He was cool?"

"Phil Collins was . . . " I cleared my throat. "He was an international superstar."

Ryan looked at me, genuinely confused. "Why?"

I took a deep breath and gave the only answer I could.

"It . . . it was 1985." I said, suddenly not that uncomfortable to take another step toward becoming my parents, and silently grateful that the kids hadn't been in the room when I was rocking out to Adam Ant.

Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again? -
WomensWallStreet

Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again? -
WomensWallStreet 07/19/2004 04:53 PM
Annie Jacobsen has an update to her article from last week .. "Part II: Terror in the skies, again?" .. another piece by Annie Jacobsen .. Annie Jacobsen's follow-up .. has a follow-up piece

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Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly 08/22/2004 07:22 PM

Nasa Wants Robot Planes In Our Skies!

Nasa Wants Robot Planes In Our Skies! 05/20/2004 08:42 PM
USAToday.com has an article about how NASA is working on integrating robot aircraft into the nation's airspace. It could be as early as 2008 that we will have robot planes (UAV drones) routinely sharing civil airspace. Currently there are UAVs flying, but they are mostly restricted to military airspace. Humans and robots in the same airspace surely will require several gentleman's agreements!

Clear Channel's Clearer Skies

Clear Channel's Clearer Skies 05/04/2004 04:49 PM
Equities sales juice the numbers again, but there's improvement in the core businesses, too.

El Paso: Brightening Skies Go Dark

El Paso: Brightening Skies Go Dark 02/19/2004 04:51 PM
A reserve reduction for the struggling energy company poses another hurdle for its recovery.

Robot Planes In U.S. Skies By 2008

Robot Planes In U.S. Skies By 2008 05/21/2004 01:04 PM
CBS News May 21 2004 5:17PM GMT

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters)

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters) 12/30/2004 09:18 PM
Reuters - China's capital has special reason to celebrate the New Year -- against all the odds, it has managed to reach its goal of 227 days with clear air in 2004, the China Daily says.

Blue Skies and Green Yards, All Lost to
Red Ink

Blue Skies and Green Yards, All Lost to
Red Ink 04/10/2004 02:09 PM
One in four minority families are using half or more of their gross earnings to pay for their homes in some of the fastest-growing Pocono townships, census data show.

Cloudy skies dash eclipse hopes

Cloudy skies dash eclipse hopes 05/04/2004 07:50 PM
Cloudy skies ensured only fleeting glimpses of the moon turning blood red could be seen on Tuesday night.

IBM Frees Cloudscape Into The Open
Source Skies...

IBM Frees Cloudscape Into The Open
Source Skies... 08/03/2004 01:43 AM
There are plenty of sites that cover various "open source" news stories that we usually avoid around here, but it's worth noting that IBM has decided to release the source code for the Cloudscape Java database technology that they own. Obviously there are already some very popular open source databases out there, but the fact that IBM is donating a fairly large product into the open source world shows that they seem to understand at least some of the benefits of open source, while other companies still continue to insist there's something evil about open source technologies. Recognizing that (a) the product isn't central to their strategy and (b) more active development around it may drive more demand for their own Websphere offering, it makes perfect sense to open source Cloudscape (now to be known as Derby). It would be nice if more companies began to realize that not everything they've worked on needs to be sold. If it can be used as a form of a promotion that drives more sales for other products, that can often be a very intelligent strategy.

U.S., India open skies agreement to help
outsourcing

U.S., India open skies agreement to help
outsourcing 04/07/2005 07:44 AM
An open skies agreement between the U.S. and India is expected to lower costs and improve efficiency for Indian outsourcing companies and U.S. companies with offshore software development in India, according to industry sources. The agreement gives U.S. airlines access to more Indian cities.

Mineta: US, EU Close to Open Skies Deal

Mineta: US, EU Close to Open Skies Deal 05/21/2004 11:27 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 21 2004 3:21PM GMT

Michelle Malkin: TERROR IN THE SKIES
(CONTINUED)

Michelle Malkin: TERROR IN THE SKIES
(CONTINUED) 07/16/2004 01:57 PM
"Terror in the skies (continued)." .. Michelle Malkin has confirmed .. confirmed

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Somber Skies See Reagan Home to Calif.
(AP)

Somber Skies See Reagan Home to Calif.
(AP) 06/11/2004 08:42 PM
AP - In a final, majestic hail to the chief Friday, the nation bade a lingering goodbye to Ronald Reagan at a stately service in Washington beneath marble arches and somber skies before the 40th president's flag-draped casket returned to his beloved California for a sunset burial ceremony.

In Case of Unfriendly Skies (Los Angeles
Times)

In Case of Unfriendly Skies (Los Angeles
Times) 01/25/2004 10:32 AM
Los Angeles Times - It wasn't only people with a fear of flying who were horror-struck by the story that came out of Kenya in late 2002. Even the hardiest traveler couldn't help but be spooked.

U.S./India open-skies agreement to help
outsourcing

U.S./India open-skies agreement to help
outsourcing 04/07/2005 06:17 PM
Lifting travel restrictions should lower costs and boost efficiency and productivity of offshore outsourcers.

Somber skies see Reagan home to
California

Somber skies see Reagan home to
California 06/11/2004 08:54 PM

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