More iPads take to the sky with Qantas in-flight trial
15/09/2011 |
Apple is doing very well in airplanes that crisscross our skies, thanks to the iPad. It is not only being used by airline staff at United to replace paper manuals and chartsbut isalso now being tested by Qantas to replace existing in-flight entertainment options.
A new Qantas trial pilot program will see one of the airline’s Boeing 767-300 jets outfitted with one iPad 2 for each passenger, according to the Australian Business Traveller. Each of the aircraft’s 254 seats will have its...
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