More wireless in the sky is coming! According to an article from DailyPress (originating from AP), the Swedish/Norwegian/Danish airline SAS has reached agreement with Boeing's Connexion service for wireless broadband. The service is reported to cost between $30 and $35 per flight and will be available on trans-Atlantic …

If you have $20M, you can have one of two seats on upcoming Soyuz missions to the ISS. According to an article from the New York Times, Virginia-based Space Adventures and the Russian Aviation and Space Agency have reached an agreement to resume commercial space travel to the ISS. NASA …

United Airlines has announced that they will be offering in-flight email using Verizon's JetConnect service. Don't get too excited, though. The cost ($15.98 per flight for the first 2K and 10 cents per K after that) is going to be ridiculous. JetConnect Email is an extension of the already-present …

An article from BBC News notes the end of an era as the last passenger flight of the Air France Concorde takes place today. The planes will be moving on to museums in the US, Germany, and France.

The BBC News is reporting that the X-Prize entry being built by Burt Rutan's company (Scaled Composites) flew earlier this week. A picture in the article shows the mated two-part sub-orbital craft above the earth.

According to a report I just heard on CNN, the movement from to a medium terror threat has relaxed flight restrictions in Chicago and New York, but not in DC or at the Disney theme parks. Question: What do the three have in common?

Hong Kong is getting rid of their new tourism slogan, "Hong Kong: It'll take your breath away!" due to its central role in the in spreading SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The new slogan: "Hong Kong: There's no place like it". I'm not sure it is that much better.

OK, it's big. I don't mean a little big, I mean quite extraordinarily big. OK, enough about the 17" G4 PowerBook's width (and, a bit more regrettably, weight). Let's talk about the other interesting features. This is just an initial set of thoughts, so expect a more considered discussion after …

According to an article on CNN, China is planning a trip to the moon that could commence less than three years from now.

Thanks to Tom, I've found a new service for getting flight information. Their data source is the air traffic control network. Go to Flight Explorer and type in the flight number in the box in the lower left hand corner and you'll get all of the flight data you'll ever …

Boeing announced late last year that its Connexion service would be delivering high-speed internet access to plane travelers in 2003. So far, the trials (mostly with Lufthansa have been going well, with 30%+ of the customers signing up for the service on flights where it is available. The reporter in …

A nice, but expensive, modern hotel on Geary Street in San Francisco, with good amenities, up-to-date decor, high-speed internet, and a good location. I have spent just about a week at the Clift during MacWorld. The stay was comfortable, the people prompt and accommodating, and the facility clean and comfortable …