Chasing the Megabits: On the First JetBlue E190 with FlyFi
Just another 4:30am alarm clock, set to go make and adventure in air world. This time it was chasing down the first FlyFi wifi flight...
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Lufthansa’s New Connectivity Play: Many Questions Remain
Lufthansa announced plans to fit its narrow-body fleet with wifi starting in 2016. The announcement was not unexpected but it leaves some questions behind, including...
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Delta invests in China Eastern
Delta's sphere of influence over other global airlines continues to grow. The latest move is a 3.55% stake in China Eastern. It provides Delta a...
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JetBlue & MLB: Play Ball
With tons of bandwidth available through its satellite wifi connection JetBlue is upping the content library, adding MLB.tv live streaming on all its flights.
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Friday Flyday: Chasing the Sunset Across America
It was a bit of a mess to get started thanks to PANYNJ and the JFK AirTrain. But we made the flight and it was...
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Getting Giddy about Gogo GTO
Gogo took a big step towards introducing its new high-speed GTO and 2Ku satellite services this week. Passengers will (relatively) soon see a big jump...
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Where will the shakeout come from in the in-flight connectivity market?
"How much blood do you have in your pockets? You’re bleeding out all this time." When that's how a senior exec in the industry is...
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More delays for Inmarsat GX in-flight internet
The high speed Inmarsat GX data network was dealt another blow this weekend as a launch failure in Kazakhstan leaves the company with much uncertainty...
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Bugs and quirks day one: American’s 787 in-flight entertainment + connectivity
American Airlines' latest and greatest planes have in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems to match. Alas, they weren't working so well on day one of...
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Stream from the cloud while in the clouds!
JetBlue and Amazon Prime are teaming up to offer streaming media for free while in flight. That's a bold move given bandwidth costs but it...