6 Airlines to Integrate IPod in Planes

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Tuesday November 14, 4:=

6 Airlines to Integrate IPod in Planes =0A=0A =0A=0ATuesday November 14, 4:=
05 PM EST =0A=0A=0ACUPERTINO, Calif., Nov 14, 2006 (AP Online via COMTEX) -=
- Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday its iPod media players will be integrate=
d with the in-flight entertainment systems of six airlines.=0APassengers on=
 UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines=
 Inc., as well as Dubai-based Emirates, Dutch carrier KLM and Air France, w=
ill be able to power and charge their iPods during flights and watch video =
content from their iPods on seat-back displays.=0AThe service will be avail=
able on the airlines beginning in mid-2007. It will likely help solidify th=
e iPod's dominance in portable players.=0AThe in-flight deals are similar t=
o ones Apple has made with more than a dozen automakers to have iPod-compat=
ibility built into car audio systems. The auto deals, which include General=
 Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., mean more than 70 percent of the new vehi=
cles sold in the United States this year will have iPod integration, accord=
ing to Apple.=0A=0ANearly 70 million iPods have been sold

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