Company Watch - Virgin Group.Sep 17, 2007 AirCell entered into an agreement with Virgin America Virgin America is a U.S. based low-cost airline that began service on 8 August 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards". to provide broadband Internet See broadband. service to passengers aboard the startup's Airbus A319s and A320s. Passengers will be able to access the Internet using either Virgin America's "Red" IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). system or their own Wi-Fi-enabled laptops or other portable systems while in flight. AirCell and Virgin America will integrate AirCell's broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. into Virgin's IFE system, AirCell said, noting that the service will be available aboard the entire fleet "sometime in 2008." Virgin America launched last month touting customer service superior to existing US carriers such as JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). . Sep 14, 2007 Passengers hoping for compensation for fuel surcharges. Travelers are taking notice of admissions by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic that the carriers colluded to set fuel surcharges on long-haul flights. Some lawyers are organizing class-action suits on behalf of British and American fliers, contending that the fees were derived from illegal activity and should therefore be refunded. The airlines dispute that conclusion, saying the fees didn't fully cover their expenses and are therefore not recoverable. Sep 10, 2007 Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel Network (STN) is the line of technology developed by Sabre Inc. that services travel agencies directly. Sabre Travel Network began when the Sabre Computer reservations system was installed in Briarcliff Manor, New York in 1960. announced that Virgin America signed a multiyear distribution agreement that makes all of the airline's fares available to Sabre-connected travel agencies and corporations. Sep 13, 2007 Virgin Galactic spaceship designer reveals changing ideas. Virgin Galactic's suborbital suborbital /sub·or·bi·tal/ (sub-or´bi-t'l) infraorbital. sub·or·bit·al adj. Situated on or below the floor of the orbit of the eye. n. rocket glider SpaceShipTwo (SS2) could have a low wing and its carrier aircraft. Sep 11, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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