Mobiles in aircraft edge closer
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The European plane maker Airbus says it foresees the use of mobile phones on aircraft by 2006.
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Unmanned aircraft like those used by the U.S. military in Iraq will increasingly be used to monitor storms, a role currently performed by manned aircraft, weather officials said on Tuesday.
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Passengers taking to the skies for U.S. flights could be checking e-mail and surfing the Web through high-speed Internet connections in a couple of years. And the day when travelers can chat away on cell phones while in flight might not be far behind.
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A mechanician examines a plane of Chinese Bayi aerobatics team at an airport in Zhuhai, Guangdong, Oct. 31, 2004. The 5th China International Aviation &amp; Aerospace Exhibition during which five aerobatics teams
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Roll-up laptop screens and e-newspapers may be a step closer, according to scientists.
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Airline passengers already are beginning to brace for the possible introduction of cellphones on commercial flights. Listen to Richard Archambault, an architect from Schaumburg
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Automobile traffic is a problem plaguing many airports, but some have found a simple partial solution -- cellphone parking lots away from the terminal.
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The successful Airbus tests involved communications to and from several different types of GSM mobile phones onboard to mobile and fixed telephones on the ground, and to another mobile phone on the plane.
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Evidence that mobile phones can interfere with vital intensive care equipment has been strengthened.
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Mobile phones should come no closer than about three feet to hospital beds and equipment, according to researchers.
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A group of cellular operators have joined up to help guide next-generation mobile technology.
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Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
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Boeing's rival will let you keep your cell phones turned on.
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Near collisions between planes on the ground is increasing, according to a document seen by the BBC.
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Improved navigation control is expected with the next release.
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Technology may reduce midair collisions, but it wonÂt eliminate them.
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Boarding a flight would no longer mean doing away with your communication on your cell phone, with Airbus having developed technology that enables passengers to use their mobiles without interrupting navigational systems.