...Why don't all airlines have this?...... The International carriers have this display, but it is pretty lame. The company that does it does a very poor job of animation etc. What would be cool if they had the option of Map View or Satellite view of the ground below.......... This would eliminate me dragging along my GPS tho. Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA ======================= --- Reagan Dupont <hotornotcollege@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/8146/9170/jetblue-add-google-maps-airplane.phtml > > JetBlue airline adds Google Maps to help you find > yourself in the air. Family on ground can now track > you to[o]. > by Stuart Miles > > 11 June 2007 - The boring maps that tell you are in > the world when flying around it have just got a lot > more advanced for some airplane passengers. > > Amercian budget airliner JetBlue has announced that > it > has teamed up with Google to allow passengers to > watch > the search engine's Google Map software on their > seat-back screens while in flight. > > "We're constantly looking for ways to enhance our > customers' in-flight experience," said Brett Muney, > Manager Product Development for JetBlue. "With the > addition of Google's advanced mapping technology, > our > customers can enjoy a seat with a view -- tracking > their flight's altitude, speed and location on the > way > to their destination." > > Family and friends will also be able to pull up > JetBlue.com and track any flight via the same Google > Maps interface, including the flight's estimated > departure and arrival time. > > Muney also suggested that this wasn't the only > feature > the airline would be implementing from Google: > > "We look forward to future product developments with > Google as we continue to innovate our in-flight > entertainment options and other products." > > The airline flies to over 50 destinations in the US. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet > in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, > please send an E-mail to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of > the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF > AIRLINE". > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".