http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/ Engadget Comments for American Airlines getting in on that cellphone boarding pass fad http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
]]>Nov 14th 2008 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Receptionist: Where is your boarding pass?
Customer: It's in my iPhone.
Receptionist: May I see it?
Customer: My phone just died from playing too much "Super Monkey Ball".

Hehe.]]>Nov 14th 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
Receptionist: Thats why we have started keeping iPhone chargers....
]]>Nov 14th 2008 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
Customer: Where the hell do I plug this in? All outlets in the airport are overcrowded!

Receptionist: Then swap out your batter.... oh. Nevermind.]]>Nov 14th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Customer: Yeh, I know. This happens to me wherever I go.]]>Nov 18th 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/FTL
who still flys AA. there the number 1 occupier of the Death bound MD88.
I avoid this airline at all costs.
I highly doubt this would help their business against there bad in flight service and their old planes. ]]>Nov 14th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
Compared to Japan, where every single cell phone has insane capabilities, and what's more, most people had these phones.]]>Nov 14th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
By land mass, it's 1/3 the size of the US.

With a smaller country, and and a smaller, more uniform population, it's much easier to push newer technology.

And given our current state of things, is having a cell-phone boarding pass a high priority?]]>Nov 14th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
After making it of the same size, maybe you'll end up generating a boarding pass on your name for some destination.....]]>Nov 14th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/

This seems like one of those, "We CAN do it, so we may as well" types of technology that have little purpose, but are pushed anyway.]]>Nov 14th 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 16th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
We win.]]>Nov 14th 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
"is he supposed to put it through the x-ray"

"don't know because he also will need to show his boarding pass"

"go talk to that guy over by the computer"

"what is that?"

"um, give it here, we will scan you through and then flash it at that machine"

saving paper / killing time]]>Nov 14th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Think about that sales guy that uses his phone in the bathroom stall next to you x 100's of people.

]]>Nov 14th 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
what is the point]]>Nov 14th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
Pretty cool stuff.

Made my flight and getting through the airport VERY fast coupled with my E-ID]]>Nov 14th 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
AND ...what happens when their optical scanner is down..."I'm sorry, you are going to need to leave your iPhone here until we can hand key in all the boarded passengers."

You know what this is...a cheap way to get some free pubilicity from an idea that it good, but can not be implemented.]]>Nov 14th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
1. At the security checkpoint there is a new scanner for the electronic barcodes. TSA didn't even touch my phone, they had me scan it myself. It beeped, the light turned green, and the display showed my name, flight #, and date of travel. I don't know if the device was networked or if all of that data was in the barcode, but it seems like it would reduce fraud. Today, I can edit my own PDF boarding pass to say whatever I'd like.

2. The security agent did not ask to see my boarding pass as I stepped through the metal detector. This is probably more airport-specific and obviously can't be a requirement for any checkpoint that supports electronic boarding passes.

3. At the gate, the same scanner used to scan paper boarding passes scanned mine. The gate agent had never done it, but all she had to do was put the barcode in the same place she puts all the others and it came right up.

Assuming people's batteries don't go dead between security and boarding (and the web site that runs it doesn't go down), this is great. Even if it does, the gate agent can always print a new boarding card as needed.

The average traveler may not see the significance of this, but as someone who is on at least 2 planes a week, this is huge. When traveling, I don't usually have access to a printer to print my boarding pass, which means I am at the mercy of the line at the airport. With this, I can go directly to security in any airport that supports it.

]]>Nov 14th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
Waste of time.

I won't try it again until there are scanners at every point where I might be asked for my boarding pass, and that's a lot of places...]]>Nov 14th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/
WTF: as long as we have the - "let me check this with my supervisor" - TSA in place, air travel is a BIG pain and no electronic boarding pass will help.]]>Nov 14th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/Nov 14th 2008 2:49PM