From lighter navigation equipment to better connectivity, technology is making commercial flight easier and more attractive. At the same time, it's also enabling potentially troubling security changes on the ground. We chart the implementation of gadgets, apps, and new research in air travel.
- Aug 17, 2015, 4:15 PM UTC
A software update grounded hundreds of flights over the weekend
By Sean O'Kane
- Apr 29, 2015, 2:47 AM UTC
iPad app issue grounds 'a few dozen' American Airlines flights
'It's random, but no one's going anywhere til we figure it out.'
By Sam Byford, Elizabeth Lopatto and 1 more
- May 8, 2014, 1:41 PM UTC
United Airlines iOS update lets passengers watch TV and movies directly through its app
- Apr 8, 2014, 9:00 AM UTC
Gogo is bringing peak internet speeds of over 70Mbps to international flights
- Feb 12, 2014, 12:54 AM UTC
Virgin America announces social network to help you make business contacts in the sky
By Sam Byford
- Feb 11, 2014, 2:43 AM UTC
Virgin Atlantic using Google Glass, Sony smartwatches for London passenger check-in
- Dec 12, 2013, 9:21 PM UTC
FCC takes first step towards allowing in-flight cellphone use, calling for public comment
- Nov 22, 2013, 11:02 AM UTC
Virgin America now lets you use electronics during takeoff and landing
By Tom Warren
- Nov 8, 2013, 7:05 PM UTC
US Airways and Alaska Airlines now allow electronics during all phases of flight
By Chris Welch
- Nov 7, 2013, 12:58 AM UTC
United becomes the latest airline to let customers use electronic devices gate-to-gate
By Bryan Bishop
- Nov 5, 2013, 3:21 AM UTC
American Airlines now allows personal electronics use throughout entire flight
- Nov 1, 2013, 10:06 PM UTC
Delta and JetBlue become first airlines to allow electronics during takeoff and landing
- Oct 31, 2013, 2:11 PM UTC
FAA officially approves using electronics during all phases of flight
Delta hopes to have new plan in place as early as tomorrow
- Jul 26, 2013, 2:43 PM UTC
Expanded TSA PreCheck program lets you breeze through airport security after an $85 background check
- Jul 2, 2013, 7:55 PM UTC
#Grenades and #travel: the TSA wins Instagram with its feed of confiscated items
By Carl Franzen
- Jun 21, 2013, 7:39 AM UTC
FAA ready to ease restrictions on in-flight gadgets, WSJ reports
Panel of experts envision a world with "gate to gate" device use
By Amar Toor
- Apr 21, 2013, 6:41 PM UTC
Now is your chance to tell the TSA what you think of 'nude' full-body scanners
By T.C. Sottek
