Flying north of the border has recently gotten a huge boost in technology, what with Air Canada announcing that they've got gate-to-gate in-flight entertainment and that they're even working on testing and installing Gogo in-flight WiFi. The advances just keep on coming with Air Canada, as this month they've released the first iPhone application by a North American airline. Sure, other airlines have mobile-optimized websites, but haven't yet made the jump to full app.
Don't worry; the Air Canada app is free and readily available on iTunes' app store. With it, you can do more than just check flight status. According to the press release, the app will make it "convenient for travellers with Apple devices to retrieve electronic boarding passes, track flight information in real-time, receive notification of itinerary changes and obtain other details about Air Canada flights." It even utilizes the shaking feature of an iPhone and iPod Touch; shake it to refresh flight status.
Perhaps our favorite aspect of this application is that it allows connected flyers to go completely paperless. Air Canada was the first airline in the world to introduce 2D electronic boarding passes back in 2007, and now by accessing them with your iPhone app, it becomes one seamless checking-in, seat-choosing, flight status-updating operation. Bravo, Air Canada.
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[Images: iTunes App Store]
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