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Qantas tests iPad as in-flight entertainment

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 15th, 2011)

Starting in October, customers on select Qantas flights will be able to choose an iPad for their in-flight entertainment. The iPads will come with pre-loaded TV shows, movies and music to help pass the time on the plane. Eventually, Qantas hopes to deliver this multimedia content wirelessly so ...

United and Continental Airlines to hand out 11,000 iPads to its pilots

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 23rd, 2011)

United and Continental Airlines are throwing out their paper flight manuals and navigational charts and embracing the iPad. About 11,000 iPads will be given to all United and Continental pilots starting this month. The airline expects the iPad will replace 38 pounds of documentation per pilot ...

Delta testing iPad program for pilots

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2011)

We've already posted about Delta setting up iPads for customers to use, but the company may be making different use of Apple's tablet in the future. It's testing Apple's iPads out as "Electronic Flight Bags," or EFBs, which as far as I can tell are the documents and folders that pilots need ...

Southwest Airlines now selling iTunes content

by David Quilty (Feb 23rd, 2011)

Last week saw low-cost airline Jetstar offering in-flight iPads to customers, and now 9to5 Mac is reporting on a Variety magazine story which says that Southwest Airlines is about to start selling media content through Apple's iTunes Store. Called InAirtainment, the program offers fliers a ...

Jetstar airline to offer in-flight iPads in April

by David Quilty (Feb 15th, 2011)

Back in June 2010 we first reported on a pilot program by Qantas Airways' low-cost airline Jetstar to offer iPad rentals as in-flight entertainment, and now we have learned that Jetstar will finally start offering them in April for AUD$10 per flight. According to Australian Business Traveler, the ...

Qantas to offer in-flight iPads on Jetstar flights

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 19th, 2010)

MarketWatch is reporting that iPads are to be offered to passengers as in-flight entertainment on Qantas Airways' Jetstar flights, according to a company official speaking to the Dow Jones Newswires. The move is to draw would-be flyers to Jetstar in an increasingly competitive market for budget ...