Good news for air passengers from the Times of London today!

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#904234 28-Sep-2013 17:16

blakamin: Ah, ok. I would've thought it would be sure to the fact that the signal is coming from the airport. At least directional in a 180° arc anyway.

I understand how you could think that. The aircraft does not have to be pointing at the signal source to pick up the signal plus in some countries what is termed the "back beam" is used when the aircraft tracks away from the signal source.

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#905613 1-Oct-2013 11:38

Delta to equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 electronic flight bags...

Delta expects to receive approval from the FAA to use the tablets during all phases of flight next year, a process that follows an extensive period of testing on board Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft. Approvals for all fleet types are expected by the end of the year. The Surface tablets fully integrate handheld technology in the flight deck, streamlining organization of necessary materials and ensuring continuity of information accessed by pilots while giving them the latest tools to drive operational and cost improvements. The reduction of paper in the cockpit also reduces clutter and allows pilots to spend more time focusing on flying the aircraft as they will benefit from an intuitive user interface with functions to find key information faster without having to hunt for appropriate manuals in flight bags or page through paper documents.