Virgin Atlantic allows passengers to make cell phone calls 35,000 feet in the sky (click here)
Passengers will be able to send text messages, make a call or access email on mobile devices
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 5:46 PM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The phrase "Can you hear me now" has entered the jet age.
Passengers on certain Virgin Atlantic flights are now able to use their cell phones to make and receive phone calls at 35,000 feet, the airline announced Tuesday....
The British airline's new service could be a blessing for business travelers who want to stay connected during eight-hour flights across the ocean. It could also be a nightmare for the passenger sitting next to them.
"I suspect most passengers, like myself, would prefer not to listen to somebody on the phone for what might be hours," said airline analyst Robert Mann....
Cell phones or other electronic devices should never be allowed on airlines. They should be required to be placed in the overhead compartments without access by locking them or in the cargo hold.
How quickly we all forget the very real potential for death at the minds of international criminals and murderers.
At 35,000 feet Virgin Atlantic is hoping if there is a detonation there won't be enough of an explosion to breach the hull of the aircraft. Virgin Galactica has influenced the airlines with elements of danger that should not exist.
At 35,000 feet Virgin Atlantic is hoping if there is a detonation there won't be enough of an explosion to breach the hull of the aircraft. Virgin Galactica has influenced the airlines with elements of danger that should not exist.
July 6, 2007
The London bomb plot allegedly planned by a cell of doctors failed early last Friday morning because a medical syringe used as part of the firing mechanism caused a malfunction, ABC News has learned.
According to nonclassified documents reviewed by ABC News, and confirmed by multiple sources, both mobile telephones initiated firing mechanisms rigged inside a Mercedes E 300 parked several yards from the front door of Tiger Tiger nightclub failed despite multiple calls to the cell phones designed to remotely trigger the devices.
Had the fuel-air bombs successfully ignited into a superhot fireball filled with roofing nails, casualties were almost a certainty among the 500 or so patrons who partied late at the 1,700-person occupancy nightclub that perhaps best symbolizes London's vital nightlife scene....
