The future of... airplane service
Summary: Virgin America is trying to take airplane service to new heights by creating on-board features that cater to the techie in all of us. Here's a look.
Virgin America is trying to take airplane service to new heights by creating on-board features that cater to the techie in all of us, whether it's texting a follow passenger from your seatback, choosing food through an online ordering system, or connecting to a Wi-Fi hot spot 35,000 feet in the air. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das reveals the innovations that could improve your next flight.
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Talkback
What I really want
30,000 feet would be nice, but what I really
want is simpler. I want:
1. To not be treated like a criminal by
comically inept TSA "officers".
2. To not be squeezed into ever shrinking
seats.
3. To not be charged separately for every,
tiny, item.
Thanks,
Paul Young
Please visit my technology blog at:
www.paulmyoung.net
Oh, yippee.
touchscreens on the back of the seats. Do you know how
annoying it is to have someone pounding on a crappy-quality
touchscreen on the back of your seat while playing Bejeweled
for hours on end? Answer: Really, REALLY annoying!!!
The 'Andy Rooney' in me would like to go back to a time when
planes were sanctuaries from the ubiquitous world of tech. But
I'm sure social-media addicts are very relieved to hear that
they will be able to get their fixes at 32,000 ft.
An ideal environment for an iPad.
flight, I'd rather fly Coach on Virgin America than First on
United or Delta. The inflight wifi had my iPhone connected to
the internet and pulling down [i]my[/i] content beyond the
built-in options of the plane itself as soon we hit 10,000
feet. An iPad will offer even more options.