Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 7 at 3:30 pm PT
No surprise here: MasterCard also has a digital wallet strategy. Details are being spilled tonight at a special event at the wireless industry’s CTIA event.
Lauren Goode in News on December 23, 2011 at 8:57 am PT
Stock symbol? You guessed it: GOGO.
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.
John Paczkowski in News on December 13, 2011 at 2:37 pm PT
iPads for all phases of flight? Surely you can’t be serious.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 12, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
While hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, Alec Baldwin apologized for the meltdown that resulted in him getting kicked off a plane. Except that it wasn’t much of an apology at all.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 6, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT
Actor Alec Baldwin loves Zynga’s hit game Words With Friends, but right now he’s not too crazy about American Airlines, which he says booted him off a flight for playing while sitting at the gate.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 3, 2011 at 4:31 am PT
Just about every company wants to get into the daily deals space. Soon you may start getting offers from your bank, hotel chains or airlines.
News Byte
Ina Fried in Mobile on June 13, 2011 at 9:00 am PT
American Airlines said Monday that it
plans to deploy about 6,000 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices for use as in-flight entertainment in premium cabins on select flights. “We are working hard to revitalize our fleet and invest wisely in new products and services to modernize and enhance the travel experience,” American Airlines’ Chief Commercial Officer Virasb Vahidi said in a statement. “Working with Samsung to outfit our premium cabins with the innovative Galaxy Tab will give our premium customers a modern and innovative in-flight entertainment experience.”
Voices
Doug Cameron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 14, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
American Airlines escalated its dispute with some of its key ticket sellers, suing Travelport LP and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. for damages and seeking a permanent injunction against alleged anticompetitive practices.
