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Scott McCartney, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 8 at 12:14 pm PT
Although airlines say they don’t keep track or won’t disclose how many passengers get bounced off planes for refusing to switch off devices, flight attendants say it’s now the No. 1 spark for unruly behavior.
Lauren Goode in Social on February 24 at 10:05 am PT
Some airlines are offering social network profiles on seat-selection maps, the New York Times reports.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 9 at 6:00 am PT
TripAdvisor’s co-founder and CEO Stephen Kaufer talks to
AllThingsD about the media company’s prospects for growth now that it has broken off from Expedia and is an independently traded company.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 14, 2011 at 3:46 pm PT
The head of the airline’s effort to replace inflight manuals with iPads talks with
AllThingsD about the effort. And, no, he’s not really sure why the rest of us can’t use our iPads until after we hit 10,000 feet.
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Jack Nicas, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on October 12, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
After years of experimenting with drop-down televisions and expensive seat-back monitors, airlines are looking to entertain passengers on the screens the travelers bring with them.
John Paczkowski in News on August 31, 2011 at 3:07 am PT
Add British Airways to the list of airlines putting iPads in their crew members flight bags.
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Susan Carey, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 28, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
Whether it’s caused by a power failure or a possum, an airline computer outage unleashes more problems more quickly than similar breakdowns in almost any other consumer business.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 8, 2011 at 4:15 am PT
In a surprise move, Expedia’s board has approved a plan that would break the company into two public companies. But it’s not clear, why now?
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 18, 2011 at 9:40 am PT
As U.S. regulators continue to ponder the fate of Google’s $700 million acquisition of ITA software, the American Antitrust Institute is speaking out against it.
