Flight Entertainment Archive

  • TSA easing off new airline rules, JetBlue brings back live TV

    TSA easing off new airline rules, JetBlue brings back live TV

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    It seems that the TSA is slowly backing down rules that were implemented after the foiled Christmas Day bombing. According to a Reuters report flight crews will now be a sort of Judge Dread enforcer. It will be up to the pilot and crew to determine if passengers need to stay seated or if they can have items in their lap. In-flight entertainment that shows the plane's relative location will also be under their jurisdiction. With this much power in their hands, you better be good for the sake of everyone else on board. A simple request for a glass of OJ might result in everyone having to put their heads down for the rest of the flight.

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  • Eat the rich: Swiss International Airlines in flight entertainment comforts the comfortable

    Eat the rich: Swiss International Airlines in flight entertainment comforts the comfortable

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Panasonic big screen TVs! Privacy screens! A bottle of human-rendered growth hormone with every seat! That’s what you get in the First Class cabin on Swiss International Airlines, the carrier of oligarchs, tax-evaders, and their rich, violently anorexic molls. The video was put together by this woman who apparently goes a-travellin’ for a living. The seats [...]

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  • iPhone App Roundup: America, F&$% yeah! edition

    iPhone App Roundup: America, F&$% yeah! edition

    Posted on July 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Ahh, 4th of July. A welcome day off work in the midst of summer. Seems like everyone’s on vacation these days and that means grueling airplane rides and long road trips with the family. If you aren’t lucky enough to be on JetBlue or Virgin, you’re probably stuck without in-flight entertainment, meaning you’ve got nothing [...]

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  • Panasonic’s iPod merge: In-flight entertainment for Very Important People

    Panasonic’s iPod merge: In-flight entertainment for Very Important People

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Now, the smart thing to do when faced with the prospect of a long aeroplane flight is to load up on Benadryl (or Ambien, if you have money and a cooperative doctor) right before boarding. That way you sleep for the duration of the flight—no having to worry about crying babies for you! But, for the sake of this here post, let's say you want to, or have to, stay awake for a certain amount of time. You know who's got your back in this instance? Panasonic, of all people, what with its “iPod merge” in-flight thingamabob

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