British Airways provided in-flight beds on many segments of the journey to help them fend off exhaustion, but the traveling was not always smooth.
Kanye West, Kasabian and Jamiroquai are among those who have provided in-flight entertainment for bemused flyers, the latter releasing a recording of his mile-high performance in the 2007 live album Gig in the Sky.
Many budget airlines already have a conspicuous tablet-shaped hole to slot devices into, even though few provided in-flight entertainment in the first place.There is a cost-saving element too.
Sophie Reu and Charles Dolan were the first to provide in-flight movies on B.O.A.C.--and grew through many company changes including Teleguide and HBO.
JetBlue Airways won a government auction yesterday for wireless spectrum that could be used to provide in-flight telephone, Internet or entertainment services.
But operating earnings at the unit that provides in-flight meals for various carriers grew 50percentt and its ground handling unit rose 18percentt.
Hungry Fliers Are Willing to Pay Domestic travelers evidently are hungry enough to pay for meals on planes, according to a passenger survey by LSG Sky Chefs, a company that provides in-flight meals for 260 airlines in 45 countries.
Tenzing Communications, a firm in competition with Boeing and others to provide in-flight Internet access, announced a test of 802.11b networking in conjunction with Telia, a Swedish telecommunications company, and the SAS airline.
So while domestic airlines rush to wire their cabins to provide in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, there is no indication whether, or when, passengers in the United States might be able to make a cellphone call at 37,000 feet.
Other bidders today include AirCell, which makes communications systems primarily for private jets, and LiveTV, a subsidiary of JetBlue that provides in-flight television and radio services for the airline.
