{"id":7247,"date":"2009-12-01T09:27:43","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T17:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=7247"},"modified":"2010-05-10T00:41:11","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T08:41:11","slug":"the-king-of-in-flight-technology-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/living\/travel\/the-king-of-in-flight-technology-is","title":{"rendered":"The King of In-Flight Technology Is…"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"EmiratesWiFi\"$ <\/a>The next frontier in in-flight technology? <\/p>\n

As the airlines struggle to keep afloat, a few have decided to forge ahead and trick-out their jumbo jets with the latest technology in the hopes of luring back loyal customers. So far, Lufthansa has announced that their flights will have internet connectivity by mid-2010, and Virgin America is right on their heels, saying that their fleet should have in-flight wi-fi by 2011.<\/p>\n

But the king of in-flight technology? Emirates, an airline that already allows you to check your email and SMS through a dial-up connection, is not only looking to provide wi-fi to their flyers, but also to pioneer the use of cell phones in flight.<\/p>\n

Yup, it seems that by 2011, there’s going to be nowhere you can go to escape technology. Great for you obsessive email checkers out there – not so great when you have to listen to your seat-mate’s entire phone conversation 18,000 feet over the Atlantic…<\/p>\n

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