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need i say more?

I'm just jealous they aren't doing this in australia.]]>Aug 8th 2007 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/

Seatback consoles

* Linux-based with Tiny X
* VA developed Red in-flight interface
* 9-inch integrated touchscreen
* 1024 x 600 resolution (oh, so close to HD! but not quite)
* Dual internal flash drives for redundant storage of embedded OS

Niceties that melt our hearts

* One USB port and one ethernet port per seat
* USB can be used with a portable keyboard on seatback console (or to charge your device)
* Ethernet hooks you into a LAN with the rest of the passengers
* Two 110v outlets per 3-seat row (and one per seat in first class)
* Dual 802.11b WiFi access points in cabin (fore and aft)
* Sprint EV-DO uplink (for ground communications)
* Yet-unannounced in-air broadband uplink
* LED mood lighting throughout the craft

Communications

* Send email and SMS messages from your seat console
* In-cabin chats, either private (one on one), group (by invite), or common (whole plane)
* Dedicated chat rooms for each channel to discuss what's on TV
* Send food and beverage orders (and pay) directly from your console
* Galley inventory lists are transmitted wirelessly when the plane is stocked; customers are prompted when their order cannot be fulfilled due to no remaining inventory

Entertainment

* Streaming pay-per-view movies from on-board media server
* Over 3,000 MP3 tunes stored in on-board media server; persistent play lists (i.e. the playlist you make online or in your seat will follow you to future flights)
* Dish live TV with in-flight program guide
* Games! Open source titles (including Doom); VA will host an open source game dev competition, the best games will be added to the playable titles list.

Gear and servers

* One system controller
* Three Dish receiver / tuner boxes
* Three redundant storage arrays for streaming audio and video -- during flight data (including CC transactions) is written only to encrypted flash
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OH NO! The last thing we need is in-air flame wars! ]]>Aug 9th 2007 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
They'll be nice enough, just don't try to get into the country club after the flight.]]>Aug 8th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
Heh I can't wait for this to come to DC. Now I'll have to think of a excuse to fly to LA ....]]>Aug 8th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
We supposed to leave at 9:25pm from SFO to IAD on Oct. 28, 2007 but the Virgin America flight delayed over 2 hours. Even Virgin America staff members were chatting and walking around despite of lateness. They did not move forward and operate quickly. They were chatting and rumoring about their passengers. They performed too slowly and boarding was too slow. Boarding took longer than one hour.

Virgin America staff members are long tongue chatters than Southwest flight crew and staff members. I feel that my trip time is abused by Virgin America chronic lateness and sloppy service. We were expected to arrive at 5:30am next morning in IAD because we supposed to open a business meeting at 8am in DC area but the flight delayed and we arrived at 8am!!! The flight captain promised us to arrive late not longer than 6:30AM next day.


Many passengers are angry and mad. The flight crew was rude and with their negative attitude. I am a business traveller and have experienced with many red eye flights. Most airlines turn off lights during night time in order to allow passengers to sleep and rest well but airlines usually do turn on only a few of lights in cabin. Virgin America refused to turn off lights during night(bed time) and lights were on all night and morning. Honestly, we were surprised about that. Their flight crew was rude. I asked a flight attendant to turn off some lights for our bed time but he refused and told us to close eyes and shut up our mouths.

Results after Virgin America flight: We missed the business meeting and lost our potential clients! We lost revenue and profits;
Our feelings are not good after the flight;
Enormous disappointment; More expenses on parking after the lateness of the flight;
Bad traffic in IAD area.

The Virgin America is not reliable and not punctual with schedule and departure/arrival time. The Virgin America is NOT for business people and full-time employers or es! It might be good for senior citizen who usually do not hurry somewhere. The Virgin America guest care does not respond and never follow up with complaints!!!

DON'T FLY ON VIRGIN AMERICA!!!
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We supposed to leave at 9:25pm from SFO to IAD on Oct. 28, 2007 but the Virgin America flight delayed over 2 hours. Even Virgin America staff members were chatting and walking around despite of lateness. They did not move forward and operate quickly. They were chatting and rumoring about their passengers. They performed too slowly and boarding was too slow. Boarding took longer than one hour.

Virgin America staff members are long tongue chatters than Southwest flight crew and staff members. I feel that my trip time is abused by Virgin America chronic lateness and sloppy service. We were expected to arrive at 5:30am next morning in IAD because we supposed to open a business meeting at 8am in DC area but the flight delayed and we arrived at 8am!!! The flight captain promised us to arrive late not longer than 6:30AM next day.


Many passengers are angry and mad. The flight crew was rude and with their negative attitude. I am a business traveller and have experienced with many red eye flights. Most airlines turn off lights during night time in order to allow passengers to sleep and rest well but airlines usually do turn on only a few of lights in cabin. Virgin America refused to turn off lights during night(bed time) and lights were on all night and morning. Honestly, we were surprised about that. Their flight crew was rude. I asked a flight attendant to turn off some lights for our bed time but he refused and told us to close eyes and shut up our mouths.

Results after Virgin America flight: We missed the business meeting and lost our potential clients! We lost revenue and profits;
Our feelings are not good after the flight;
Enormous disappointment; More expenses on parking after the lateness of the flight;
Bad traffic in IAD area.

The Virgin America is not reliable and not punctual with schedule and departure/arrival time. The Virgin America is NOT for business people and full-time employers or es! It might be good for senior citizen who usually do not hurry somewhere. The Virgin America guest care does not respond and never follow up with complaints!!!

DON'T FLY ON VIRGIN AMERICA!!!
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Does this mean you're paying for the flight back in addition to paying for the flight out there, or that a free one-way flight is not a freebie.]]>Aug 8th 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
Honest question: As a consumer and occasional traveller, should I be for or against "another low cost start up airline to TRASH yeilds and add a multitude of capacity."?]]>Aug 8th 2007 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
Sounds like you are a union member, or is there some logical reason that unions would be a bad thing?]]>Aug 8th 2007 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/
Oh to be a tech reporter and get all the girls :)]]>Aug 8th 2007 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 8th 2007 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/virgin-americas-inaugural-flight/Aug 9th 2007 12:29AM