I have a question for those in the banking industry who maybe lurking here considering I'm in the tech industry: Why is the US still using swipe cards and not chip and pin cards as is the standard outside of the USA (even Canada/Mexico is now predominately chip and pin). I've been reading in my spar...
Jump to postDoc, <a href="http://support.verizonwireless.com/support/faqs/InternationalServicesandRoaming/global_phone_roaming.html" target="_blank">http://support.verizonwireless.com/s...dRoaming/global_phone_roaming.html</a> See answer #11. Since you said you had an iPhone somewhere I recommend upgrading to t...
Jump to postDoc Lightning, If you upgrade to a Verizon <acronym title="Shenzhen Airlines (China)">4G</acronym> LTE phone the phone most likely has GSM capability and it is unlocked out of the box as are all Verizon <acronym title="Shenzhen Airlines (China)">4G</acronym> global phones. Verizon now has a open out...
Jump to postfinnishway, you can actually use any international debit <acronym title="Air Comores and Crimea Air (Ukraine)">OR</acronym> credit card with a mag-stripe in the US as long as it has the VISA or MasterCard logo. The payment networks are international. Most cards in Europe are so you can use it in the...
Jump to postPoint is that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> found the A300 niche and that is hauling large amounts of cargo because it can load LD3 containers side by side like all Airbus wide-bodies. <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>/US will again have a great modern pla...
Jump to postYou know this FATCA thing is interesting. I just realized the people this affects most are people in alike Western countries with high taxes (higher or similar to the US) where its more likely there are American expats. This is now going 2 sided with countries like France as said earlier wanting to ...
Jump to postNot to mention TK has lower costs being in South Eastern Europe versus Western Europe.
Jump to postI just checked their aircraft on some routes to North America and <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> is A332, <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> is now 787, <acronym title="Toronto - L...
Jump to postNot being familiar with the travel industry <acronym title="Kingfisher Airlines (India) AND Irtysh-Avia (Kazakhstan)">IT</acronym> side of things, which is easier to integrate into a gates computer system? Especially the foreign airports (I've read) that use technologically advanced CUTE systems (mo...
Jump to postGUM doesn't have HIGH yielding/time sensitive business travelers, it's mostly a military (with the build up) and regional destination. It's not like the Asian mainland (increasingly like Europe) where the back is filled with people on VFR and holiday and the front has C/F demand all year round. It's...
Jump to postDLX, Well this is cheaper than Airfone which used a proprietary Verizon land network. At $2.50/minute I don't think you will have many users. Plus most people I believe are reasonable and professional and keep it to a minimum. Here's the British Airways video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Jump to postAlso <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T has a restriction on international roaming sometimes where there's a glitch and it says "You can only place international calls to the visited destination and the USA in this international destination...". If you need to place a call...
Jump to postDLX, Yes. The technology providers are OnAir and AeroMobile and there is a GSM pico-cell on board with satellite backhaul. Due to FCC regulations currently it can only be used OUTSIDE of US airspace. And due to the nature of the technology the only US carriers supported are <acronym title="Royal Air...
Jump to postSo I guess flights to Central America are mid-haul flights? Can you list those from DFW?
Jump to postSo I was talking with some friends recently and we got onto the subject of <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> and the international flights it has. For our collective curiosity sake does anyone have data on the % of passengers going throug...
Jump to postAnyone listen on the conference call and find out the difference between the networks that made the most profit (e.g. Pacific/Atlantic/Latin/Transborder)? Also I will note that as a traveler in Detroit (<acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>),...
Jump to postOne simply needs to look at the A321 configuration difference between American and US Airways. US Airways packs them in (like <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>/Delta on the 753) while <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> has a more premium configuration: US Airways...
Jump to postLuisKMIA, The South Africa-Brasil route (South Atlantic) from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo is fully compatible with ETOPS with SAA flying on some days a A332 by flying 30 minutes north to comply with ETOPS regulations. The continents of South America and Africa and quite close (it's the Atlantic after ...
Jump to postAnd I TRULY believe Chile with the way its going it maybe the first South American country to achieve 1st world status (it already has a very high HDI). This route can only grow and allows <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>/LA to capture on-ward connections to Asia. A friend recently s...
Jump to postLAXdude1023, The South Pacific route between South America and Australia/NZ has ETOPS problems with a polar routing. It's pure ocean unlike <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HK...
Jump to postPAL *CLEARLY* doesn't know what they're doing. If they got Chinese and Russian overflight rights like most practical airlines they can cut the current routing to 2-2.5 hours less. When they launched <acronym title="Manila - Ninoy Aquino International (Col Jesus A Villamor AB) (MNL / RPLL), Philippin...
Jump to postMobile/cellular phone calls are PROHIBITED in US airspace. Virgin Atlantic and British Airways on their trans-Atlantic services (BA on the A318's) have either AeroMobile or OnAir installed allowing customers in international and European airspace except during takeoff and landings to use their mobil...
Jump to postETOPS problems in the southern hemisphere? Try this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_cWaQxaaA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_cWaQxaaA</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC6bvPK70J4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC6bvPK70J4</a> (trip report)
Jump to postPeople, The A340-500/600 has the range and payload <acronym title="Aerolineas Argentinas (Argentina)">AR</acronym> needs for <acronym title="Buenos Aires - Ezeiza / Ministro Pistarini (EZE / SAEZ), Argentina">EZE</acronym>-<acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acro...
Jump to postuser444555, <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> initially used a 777 on the Moscow <acronym title="Moscow - Domodedovo (DME / UUDD), Russia">DME</acronym> route because their 763's had a technical limitation in which it COULD NOT read altitude in meters/metric. Their 777 always cou...
Jump to postseat1a, To simplify this a bit here's some thoughts I've learned on this site: B77W is a great cargo hauler and very profitable if you can FILL the seats. This is similar to the B77E/B77L. A330 is cheaper to operate (lower fuel burn) than the B777 series but has range limitations. The A330 is great ...
Jump to postI use Verizon right now (global phone with CDMA + GSM) and know many that use <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T. This will likely cause them to get a T-Mobile USA account just for the cost savings. No more time wasting time getting foreign SIM cards abroad and you can now...
Jump to postJust saw this pop-up in my evening global news read: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/09/t-mobile-free-global-data/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/09/t-mobile-free-global-data/</a> T-Mobile USA has reduced international roaming rates to 100+ countries (nearly all the countr...
Jump to postUnited Airline, The Taiwanese carriers have a political problem because someone more familiar with Chinese politics can correct me if I'm wrong but EVA Air and China Airlines currently CANNOT overfly Mainland China airspace on the way to Europe like the European carriers can. KLM if I recall flies d...
Jump to postI was in high school in a class when the teacher told us seating closely to him that the Pentagon was struck and later planes struck the twin towers via a email. Later we all moved into a gym and were told of the news and I believe eventually had the rest of the classes of the day cancelled. May God...
Jump to postHUGEly looking forward to it. Right now I use a VZW Samsung Android that's CDMA only (not a world phone) and has battery life problems. As I plan to travel internationally I need GSM and the iPhone fits the bill nicely. I'm also deciding between that and the new Android Motorola RAZR Maxx (48 hours ...
Jump to postCan anyone here give me a summary of the reasons why <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> chose <acronym title="Trans Asia Airways (Taiwan)">GE</acronym> for the engines versus P&W and <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym>? Especially <acronym title="Royal...
Jump to postDTW is situated between two major hubs of <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> and <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym>. I was in <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pear...
Jump to postThe specs are good for international use. Quad-band GSM/EDGE and quad-band UMTS/HSPA+42 and US specific 700MHz <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T LTE and AWS LTE (Also used in Canada/Mexico and possibly other areas in the Americas). <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco...
Jump to postspinkid, LOL! Yeah the passport cost thing isn't a issue because a passport is also needed for other <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym> destinations south of the border in Mexico/Central America/Carribean/LatAm, etc. If the cost differential in taxes for <acronym title="Toronto - Le...
Jump to postThey are doing a nationwide overhaul of their ENTIRE US network and its called "network vision". You can google for more info or visit s4gru.com and forums for technical details. By re-building every single cell site this causes degradation in service. But supposedly if its engineered correctly ther...
Jump to postLOL. <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> dubs their safety video in French because it is required. This is similar to the new United and how it has its safety videos with Spanish subtitles on the top and English on the bottom. Plus many US airports (especially the South/North-east/West) have si...
Jump to postIf you are pressed for time I suggest taking the AF 777 flight. The 763 cruises slower than the 777 which makes the AF 777 30 minutes faster than the UA 763.
Jump to postAeromobile and OnAir is expensive too. Aeromobile has an agreement with <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T and T-Mobile in the US and the rate to use your mobile on Aeromobile (including Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, etc.) is $2.50/minute. OnAir also has an AT&T agreement...
Jump to postYou guys should check out United Satellite WiFi (non 757 <acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym> GoGo service): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVDCQi51xlU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVDCQi51xlU</a> MUCH faster without any users. 7Mbps down and 1Mbps...
Jump to postCoal, Is there still a Indian fascination with <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> or are the other ONE-STOP options like <acronym title="Japan Airlines">JL</acronym> or ANA via <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>, <acronym title="...
Jump to postI guess it wasn't serious enough to divert to the South Island of New Zealand as the flight just touches <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym>. <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA28" target="_blank">http://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA28</a> (Jul 31 flight I think). So the ques...
Jump to postSCL767, I assume the 77W or 787 is going to replace the A340. The twin engine planes can be easily replaced on the trans-atlantic sectors but what about the south pacific sectors from South America to Australia/NZ? I understand flying <acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL ...
Jump to postAkiestar, No. Sprint just started their network vision program and they are keeping CDMA2000 in their refreshed base stations with LTE. This whole SoftBank Sprint deal is a little weird too me with incompatible technologies but I guess the Japanese like to invest. Why waste money changing technologi...
Jump to postOk I'm going to simplify the technical specifics... Be adamant with <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T about the problem with your phone. As this is a phone issue and not a network issue <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym>&T MAY help you. See if the...
Jump to postThese deals are for one thing only: SPECTRUM Unlike other countries the GSM carriers in the US (AT&T and T-Mobile) were spectrum STARVED and this consolidates network operations and massively increases capacity. The US market is weird in that it is the only country left to have a majority of its...
Jump to postAh yes the Canadian vacation low cost carriers that fly direct into Orlando! Try those, its nonstop and probably cheaper.
Jump to postOttawa is well served from the US via the hubs of Chicago (AA, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>), Detroit (DL), Washington DC Dulles and <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> (Air Canada and United), Charllote (US Airways),...
Jump to postCargo. A330 like the 777 and 747 allows <acronym title="Air Hong Kong (China) and Linea Turistica Aerotuy (Venezuela)">LD</acronym>-3 containers to be loaded side by side allowing MASSIVE freight north-bound form Lima (asparagus and other vegetables, commodity exports). This is also the reason A330'...
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