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JetBlue Adding Real-Time Google Maps In-Flight

by Justin Glow on Jun 6th 2007 at 12:45PM

Low-cost American airline JetBlue announced yesterday they have struck a deal with search giant Google to provide the familiar Google Maps software on the seat-back screens to map the flight's route in real-time. Family and friends will also be able to pull up JetBlue.com and track any flight via the same Google Maps interface.

In celebration of the deal, JetBlue is running a contest called "JetBlue Point of View." All you have to do to enter is take a picture from the window of any JetBlue flight between June 4th and September 3rd and email it to jetbluecommunity@gmail.com. Winners will be selected based on "aesthetic presentation, creativity, design, and audience appeal" on September 10th, and the top ten photos selected will earn their taker two free round-trip tickets to and from anywhere JetBlue flies.

Google Maps Skyview anyone?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ryan Jun 6th 2007 11:36PM

wow, that is cool news- too bad we can't easily check the maps.

O_C_Jones Jun 8th 2007 1:04AM

What happens if and when a plane should ever crash while being Google tracked?

Kane dwag Jun 8th 2007 1:54PM

Well understood. Although I know you guys must have a free full trial, of GPS software to download... Please explain indetail... Thanks a buch!

kane,

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