AirTran 100% Internet equipped

AirTran promised in May that 100% of their fleet would be equipped for inflight Internet, and it seems they have delivered. Gogo Inflight Internet is now on all 136 of AirTran's aircraft.

"Promise made, promise delivered," said Bob Fornaro, chairman, president and CEO of AirTran Airways. "When you get onboard an AirTran Airways jet, you know exactly what you're going to get -- an assigned seat on a full-sized, new Boeing jet with Business Class, a friendly crew, complimentary XM Satellite Radio and now Wi-Fi. It's that consistent, low-cost, high-quality experience that sets us apart from our competitors."

With that accomplished, the airline is rolling out an “Internetiquette” campaign to teach people how to surf the Web in-flight without offending or annoying their neighbors.  You can catch some of these tongue-in-cheek Internetiquette tips and videos by logging onto http://www.airtran.com/internetiquette/. 

Rise and Fall of Flying Boats

Author Jamie Dodson, of www.nickgrantadventures.com fame, sent the following:

All Y'all,

Experimental Aircraft Assoc (EAA) confirmed that I'll be presenting the "Rise and Fall of Flying Boats" at Oshkosh, WI, 2:30 - 3:45, July 31 and 11:30 - 12:45, August 2d. I'll also be at the author's corner for a "Flying Boats & Spies", book signing, Saturday August 1st and Sunday the 2d. OnStage publishing will release "China Clipper" in September. As with FB&S, I will donate a portion of my sales to ACS.

http://www.eaaapps.org/presenterinfo.aspx?id=982

I hope to see some friendly faces in the crowd. Please stop by if you can, I'd love to see you there.

An Airbus A380 novel

This book summary was sent in by the author of a French novel about the Airbus A380:

Koursk, a Russian billionaire, bought a highly sophisticated Airbus A380. His goal? Owning a mobile Radio/TV station, allowing it to consolidate its empire of information being the only one, when an event occurs, to send an on-site production studio. He doesn't know he is in pursuit of a commando of Spanish terrorists, former victims of some of his business and determined to destroy the aircraft and its owner. Can an autonomous commando, equipped, and motivated shoot down a giant aircraft, protected by a group of ex-KGB agents?

The rest of the story based on a police story. The readers will discover the world of modern aviation.

For more see:

http://www.editeurindependant.com/doc/5138

http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/04/15/592063-Le-premier-roman-policier-aeronautique.html