A quick read of the economic tea leaves shows Boeing may well be
on the way toward dumping its 717 and shutting down production of
the aircraft at its Long Beach (CA) plant.
The program has been in trouble for well over a year now. In 2001,
Boeing delivered 49 of the Last year, the company delivered just
13.
Mobile phones are great -- as long as they're turned on. The
problem, of course, is that you can't use them on board commercial
aircraft while they're in the air. But now, Verizon has come up
with an idea to keep those calls coming.
Verizon and Airfone have teamed up to offer Verizon subscribers a
chance to log into the Airfone nearest them by entering their cell
phone number, PIN, and seat location. Incoming cell calls are then
transferred to the closest Airfone.
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