Continental Airlines intends to trial both the Kiteline service provided by jetBlue’s LiveTV subsidiary and also the gogo service provided by AirCell according to recent reports. This move marks the first time that a carrier has actually set up a competitive trial of multiple vendors in an effort to best serve their customers. Previous trials […]
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Great news for in-flight Internet
Two big stories out today about in-flight connectivity, both of which have me very excited. The first is an announcement from Virgin America and Google that the latter is going to be sponsoring the gogo service for a two month period – November 10 – January 15. No credit card, no restrictions. Just an email […]
Riding on BetaBlue – the other in-flight Internet option
There are three main players in in-flight internet service for US-based carriers. Aircell’s gogo service is – by far – the most dominant, with more carriers signed on as partners and more planes in service than anyone else. Then there is Row44 which has made significant progress over the past couple months, signing up two […]
Alaska Airlines looks to fleet-wide wifi by next year
Alaska Airlines expects to have in-flight internet service available fleet-wide by the end of 2010 according to Craig Chase, Manager of Product Development and Market Research. While they haven’t announced a formal contract with provider Row44 yet, that seems to be the logical choice based on the current testing that the two are performing on […]
Row44 finally flying
The battles between in-flight internet service providers are rather entertaining. The two main players, Row44 and Aircell (provider of the gogo service) are after each other like a couple of rival kids on the playground, constantly asserting themselves as the better option and working behind the scenes through lawsuits to scuttle the other. But beyond […]
More options for in flight Internet
Mixing two of my prime interests, a couple US-based airlines have announced Internet access on their planes this week. For American Airlines it will be a solution provided by Aircell, allowing access to a very broad collection of content, though they will attempt to restrict streaming content. For Continental Airlines it will be an implementation […]