Pilots have dreamed of a day when they could receive the same kind of weather information in the cockpit as they could obtain on the ground, in real time. That day has arrived.
Today's full-featured airborne corporate command posts, replete with encrypted satcoms, high-speed data terminals, in-cabin local area network access to corporate intranets, live television reception, personalized audio/visual entertainment and enrichment suites, customized passenger briefings and moving map display systems are a far cry from the merely comfortable business aircraft cabins of yore. Indeed, traveling in such a stimulus-enriched environment is likely to redefine the terrestrial workplace.
