Articles tagged “ipad”

Despite AA’s many troubles over the past year, it has become an early adopter among airlines from SXSW hackathons to paperless cockpits. This is a trend that can truly differentiate the new American.

The arrival of finer dining options and tech toys to bypass time at airports is part of a larger global trend in which airports are recreating themselves as places where passengers won’t mind spending a few hours.

The FAA is attempting to clean up rules regarding use of electronic devices in planes, but consumers are more eager to see rules regarding their own use of devices modernized than seeing new regulations regarding Angry Birds in the cockpit.

Give Delta's Fly Delta iPad app a spin. It's surprisingly good.

The app's games are great, but much of the rest of the app is underwhelming. Why couldn't American have used the iPad app's image capabilities to inspire trips to its destinations?

The transition marks the priorities of passengers, which have come to expect and prefer connectivity over corn chips on flights.

With all the money at its disposal, you'd think Amadeus could hire the right people and come up with an attractive design for this iPad app. On the other hand, the app seems more like brochureware than an earnest attempt to win over consumers.

iPads at airport gates and restaurants are an attractive way to while away the time during flight delays.

As the big hub airports become destinations in themselves -- at least for long haul passengers -- airport guides need to become increasingly sophisticated. The next step would be plugging into trip itinerary and airline check-in services and apps.

The surprising utility of tablets continues to grow in the travel industry as Kenyan tribesman wield mobile maps and Swiss restaurants provide live videos of chefs, yet the U.S. seems behind the adoption curve.