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You Can Now Make Phone Calls on Virgin Atlantic Flights [Flying]

Virgin Atlantic has announced that, first in its Airbus A330s and soon in other planes, passengers will be able to make and receive cell phone calls.More »

Genius Artist Recreates 15th Century Portraits in Airplane Lavatory [Photography]

Innovators: they walk among us, work near us, and sit in the seat across the aisle on airplanes. Though typical solutions to making a long flight go by faster include reading, watching movies, listening to music, or sleeping, pioneers like artist Nina Katchadourian aspire to a higher-minded way o...

Etihad Airways to use iPads for aircraft training

Last year, the iPad landed in cockpits as a replacement for flight bags. Now it's being used to supplement training courses for aircraft engineers. According to a report by Gulf News, Etihad Airways is using the iPad to train 200 licensed aircraft engineers. Eleven engineers already went through ...

F.A.A. reconsidering no-gadget policy during airplane taxi, take-off, and landing

A spokesperson at the Federal Aviation Administration said they are reconsidering the requirement to turn off your gadgets on the plane while landing and taking off. The F.A.A.’s deputy assistant administrator for public affairs said: "With the advent of new and evolving electronic te...

Watch This Aircraft Rolling With a Man Holding to the Edge of Its Wing [Video]

Man gets out of the cockpit. Man walks the wing. Man hangs onto the wing's edge. Aircraft rolls. Man jumps off the plane. I really don't have anything to add to this video filmed over Iceland. I'll just keep replaying it for a bit. [Thanks Jorge!]More »

Awesome World War II Dogfighting Filmed On Zero Budget [Video]

One of the things I love computers for is how they have democratized the access to things that once were only attainable by a very few. This World War II short film called The German is a perfect example.More »

Plane Crashes On Busy New Jersey Highway (Video) [Video]

This video shows the aftermath of the plane crash that has just occurred on New Jersey's Interstate 287, near exit 35 in Morris Township. At least five people have been killed, several news outlets report.More »

How to Add Homescreen Shortcut for WiFi Toggle, Airplane Mode and More

If you are still bemused at why no jailbreak for the iPhone 4S has yet been announced by our enthusiastic jailbreaking community even after a month of its release on October 14, 2011; well, do not be disheartened if you have started missing on the frills expected from jailbreaking.Get ready to ex...

How to Create Custom Shortcuts For WiFi Settings, Airplane Mode, and More - No Jailbreak Required

It’s going on a month since the iPhone 4S made its initial debut, and we’re still without a jailbreak. Not that we’re complaining; we never expected a jailbreak for the 4S to be released this soon anyway.Still, it’s hard giving up some of the luxuries that jailbreaking bri...

Airplane Caught In Duct-Taped Window Shocker [Airplanes]

200 passengers got the shock of their lives when their plane was forced to do a U-turn and head straight back to the airport after their pilot's window, which had been 'patched up' with duct tape, came loose.More »