In-flight internet coverage continues to spread
Two airlines made news this week with regards to in-flight internet connectivity with coverage growing both within the United States and across the Atlantic Ocean....
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Singapore Air to add wireless connectivity
While airlines in the United States race to complete rollouts of in-flight internet connectivity, airlines in Asia are busy implementing GSM/GPRS connectivity for mobile devices...
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Southwest shows AirTran some LUV – $1.4Bn buyout announced
Apparently the airline industry is bored when there isn’t enough merger activity going on. Southwest and AirTran have ramped that pace back up again, with...
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JetBlue to offer awesome in-flight broadband – eventually
JetBlue has made a big splash today with their announcement of an impending in-flight internet offering. The service, leveraging the Ka spectrum of satellite connectivity...
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Dreaming of in-flight smoothies
As new aircraft models are launched the airlines often do fun, interesting and new things to attract additional business and help cover the costs of...
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JetBlue adds online mall for mileage earning
JetBlue’s TrueBlue program has joined the ranks of frequent flyer schemes offering online shopping “malls” as a means for earning points in their programs. The...
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World Cup and crossing the pond
When I booked our vacation trip to Scotland this summer I wasn’t paying too much attention to the FIFA World Cup schedule. And even if...
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The end of 5-stop transcons on United
United Airlines used to be my favorite airline for booking mileage runs. Why? Because of their routing rules. Their route and hub structure, combined with...
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Aircell loses a customer
Most of the news regarding in-flight internet connectivity these days has been about airlines adding connectivity to their fleets. There has been one notable exception...
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Alaska Airlines launches gogo service, free trials
Alaska Airlines joins the ranks of airlines with in-flight internet service today with their first Aircell gogo equipped aircraft taking to the skies. The service...