Dreading your next layover? This startup wants to make waiting for flights fun

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If you’ve flown for business, odds are you’ve had a frustratingly long layover before. Trying to kill five or six hours in an airport sitting in uncomfortable seats and eating mediocre, yet overpriced food, is a hassle. Seattle-based Smart Layover hopes to change that with a new cross-platform mobile app for iOS, Android and Blackberry…. Read More…

Flying with our gadgets: Do electronic devices really disrupt plane operations?

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“Could you please turn off your _____ (insert electronic device here)?” You’ve certainly heard this instruction given by a flight attendant, either to you or someone else, before the takeoff and landing of an airplane. But let’s be real: is there actually any validity to it? This interesting article from the New York Times shows how… Read More…

Windows 8 in the clouds: Emirates giving 1,000 flight attendants HP ElitePad tablets

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Windows 8 might not be getting off to the start Microsoft had hoped for, but one major airline seems to be a big fan. At the Windows 8 launch event in Dubai, Emirates announced that it has developed a Windows 8 app called Knowledge Driven Inflight Service (KIS) to help crews provide better service and will… Read More…