Abstract :
Microprocessors and miniaturized components, which have filtered into so many aspects of daily life, are now poised to sweep through passenger planes, leaving a plethora of high-tech amenities in their wake. Travelers will soon enjoy audio and video on demand, along with in-seat movies, video games, catalog shopping, phones and faxing, e-mail and Internet access. Airliners will provide a complete home entertainment system and mobile office for each passenger seat
Keywords :
aircraft computers; entertainment; technological forecasting; teleworking; travel industry; Internet access; air travellers; airliners; audio on demand; catalogue shopping; electronic mail; facsimile transmission; high-technolog amenities; home entertainment system; in-flight entertainment; in-seat movies; microprocessors; miniaturized components; mobile office; passenger aeroplanes; telephones; video games; video on demand; Application software; Asynchronous transfer mode; Cascading style sheets; Communication system control; Computer networks; Control systems; File servers; Protocols; Video on demand; Wiring;
