"Frank Keeney" wrote:
>With recent security concerns, what is the future of allowing
>laptops/PDAs on airlines?
Perhaps a bigger concern is potential battery hazards.
But Internet on an airplane could, and in some cases already does, serve
other purposes. The built-in seat-back entertainment system can contain
a browser and some arm-rest key devices include a full keyboard. Airlines
have also been interested in offering VoIP service using the arm-rest
devices. In-flight duty-free sales and even some food/beverage sales are
dependent on real-time credit card verification. And there are non-
passenger uses for the connection, for the flight deck and the crew, and
transferring data between the aircraft and the ground in both directions.
CbB's overhead was phenomenal as they tried to do everything on their
own. My guess is that a savvy ISP could operate the service for less
than a third of what it was costing Boeing. If they can also buy the
infrastructure for pennies on the dollar, it looks like a good deal to
me. I hope someone steps up.
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