You would not do that to Mr C. He would be eaten by my dogs.

Works good, lasts a long time.

You do, however, have to have a wireless connection for the iPhone on both ends. It won't work with just 3G.

I use it all the time.

U.S. Japan Open-Skies Accord: One Chance To Get It Right
By Lee Moak

This week, the United States and Japan will meet in Washington
in an attempt to reach an “Open-Skies” agreement.
Open-Skies agreements are bilateral air transport agreements
which liberalize rules for international aviation markets and
result in minimal government intervention in the air traffic
between two countries. These agreements create benefits for
passengers through increased choice and competition and opportunities
for international air carriers as aviation markets
continue to globalize. Over the past 17
years, the U.S. has become a party to 95
such Open-Skies agreements around
the world.
Open Skies between the U.S. and
Japan, however, has proven elusive.
An agreement between the two governments
could soon be at hand, but
alarmingly, the agreement may be
“open” in name only. Genuine Open
Skies requires freedom of entry and
pricing, no restrictions on routing and
access to critical airports for each nation’s air carriers, but
Japan’s proposal for Open Skies differs radically from every
other agreement the U.S. has signed. Japan is insisting on
preconditions which, if adopted, would tilt an agreement
grossly in its favor. Japan’s objectives are to place artificial
and permanent restrictions on U.S. airlines while gaining
greater access to U.S. markets for Japanese airlines. This
would severely damage the ability of U.S. carriers to fairly
compete against those Japanese carriers.
Oddly, the U.S. seems ready to bow to Japan’s pressure
and agree to a flawed accord.
The Tokyo market provides an illuminating example.
Tokyo is served by two major airports. Haneda is Tokyo’s
“close-in” airport, a modern, convenient facility that serves
as a crucial hub to JAL and ANA. Narita is a far more distant
and less convenient airport. Some 30 years ago, Japan
determined that international flights would operate from
Narita while Haneda would serve as a domestic airport.
U.S. carriers have operated solely out of Narita ever since.
Japan now wishes to “re-internationalize” Haneda, but
for all practical purposes, only for Japanese carriers. U.S.
carriers would be allowed token access with only four daily
frequencies and only during nighttime hours, missing almost
all opportunities for connecting passengers and premium
business traffic. For the first time in the history of
Open-Skies agreements, DOT route case battles would
immediately ensue for those four frequencies, completely
counter to the root concept of Open Skies.
At Narita, Japan is proposing arbitrary limits on the
percentage of frequencies for U.S. carriers, limits that in
some cases are lower than the status quo. This means that
while flights at Narita are projected to grow by tens of thousands
per year in the future, U.S. carriers would be capped
at only 12 more frequencies than they
hold today.
In return, Japanese carriers would be
allowed endless opportunities for unrestricted
expansion to and from the U.S.
To date, Open-Skies agreements
have been comprehensive and without
one-sided restrictions. Any change in
this stance would violate long-standing
U.S policy. If this is to occur, it
should take place under the watchful
eyes of congressional oversight.
A genuine U.S-Japan Open-Skies agreement would represent
the successful culmination of many years of difficult
bilateral negotiations. U.S. airlines have proven time and
time again that they can compete around the globe when
the playing field is level. The U.S. government should maintain
its Open-Skies policy and not tilt the field in favor of
Japan merely to reach an accord. If the U.S. cannot reach
a genuine Open Skies agreement with Japan, then it must
be willing to walk away until Japan returns with a proposal
that is consistent with the principles that have resulted in
the scores of successfully negotiated agreements throughout
the world.
Because Open-Skies agreements establish a free and
open aviation marketplace, there is generally no cause for
subsequent negotiations. The U.S. will likely get one chance
to get it right. Any agreement that is not truly “Open Skies”
will result in a disastrous economic disadvantage for U.S.
carriers at the hands of our own government at a time when
those carriers can least afford it. Our government must
hold out for what is right over what is simply expedient.
Lee Moak is the chairman of the Delta Air Lines council of
the Air Line Pilots Association, International, the union that
represents more than 12,000 pilots at Delta. He is a Boeing 767
international captain with Delta.

(AP) EASTPOINTE, Mich. -- Kathy Kuhn didn't hit the jackpot in Las Vegas. She claims the plane ride from Detroit wasn't a winner, either.

The suburban Detroit woman is suing Northwest Airlines, saying she injured her knee while trying to get settled in a middle seat.

The 58-year-old Kuhn says she wrenched her knee while trying to climb over an armrest that wouldn't go up. Her husband, Gayl, said Monday that she used crutches during their stay in Las Vegas in 2007.

Kuhn had surgery to repair a ligament when they returned home to Eastpointe. Her lawsuit against Northwest was moved last week to federal court in Detroit from state court and seeks an unspecified cash award. In a court filing, Northwest denies liability.

Northwest is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc.

Works great in our crew rooms with free wi-fi

I smell fish.

Even if she did injure her knee on the flight, it could be attributed to her actions and not that of the airline.

He is an International Captain, is that anything like being an international man of mystery? He once had an awkward moment just to see what it feels like....stay thirst my friends.

<-----------------Domestic FO

He is based in NYC on the 767ER. That is his position and base, so what they type is not a falsification.

Yep. Apparently she did not win in Vegas. She'll try her odds on the craps table in State Court. Delta's odds are better in Federal Court and you see where the case is headed already :)

BTW, GREAT LETTER from Lee Moak! Wonder if ALPA should start a letter writing campaign? Almost every US Airline is effected by this ... voters everywhere. We just need targeting information.

I'm confident no US official of consequence would ever bow to the <former> Empire/Emperor of Japan . . . .

(Uh-oh)

Well, at least I'm confident no US official of consequence would vomit in a Japanese officials lap either . .

(Woops.)

CONCLUSION: We're screwed.