[Ti] TiBook in the air

[David DelMonte]

Sorry to dampen hopes but I dont think AA has power sockets available 
in coach. I suggest you check with the airline before buying adapters. 
I'm flying BA tomorrow back to DC from London, and they dont have power 
sockets in coach either.

David

On Saturday, September 6, 2003, at 07:37 PM, Mark O'Brien wrote:

> On 9/6/03 12:20 PM, "Charles Shere" <charlesshere at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Quick, folks, if you don't mind, I'm sure I should know this but don't
>>
>> what possibility is there to get power to my TiBook in coach on
>> American Airlines fights SFO-JFK and JFK-London? What adapter do I
>> need? Can I get one by Monday afternoon?
>>
>> Sorry; I don't know the aircraft involved
>
> Charles, I had this situation in February and asked the same question 
> on the
> PowerList. I was directed to Madsonline, which makes a couple of 
> different
> adapters. According to their site
> <http://www.madsonline.com/index.html?higoto.html~mainFrame>, American
> Airlines uses regular automobile type cigarette lighter sockets. You 
> would
> want the $78 auto/air adapter. It comes with an EmPower fitting, so 
> will
> work with other aircraft with those type sockets.
>
> I ordered the $28 EmPower Air Adapter at 3:30 one weekday afternoon, 
> paid
> about $10 extra for express shipping, and had it delivered to my hotel
> before 4pm the next day (Sausalito CA to Silverdale WA).
>
> I don't know if that will work for you, since it's already the 
> weekend. It
> looks like they're strictly Mon-Fri on the web site. If you're near an 
> Apple
> Store, I wouldn't be surprised if they carried something similar.
>