American Airlines is continuing with its planned expansion of its in-flight Internet service the company announced today.
The Wi-Fi service is now available on 100 MD-80 aircraft, which is two-thirds of the 150 Gogo installations scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
American says it was one year ago today that it launched its Gogo in-flight Internet service on 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft on nonstop flights between New York JFK and San Francisco, Los Angles, and Miami.
Frequent flyers say staying connected via Wi-Fi is their top priority when traveling, according to a new survey by American Airlines and HP.
Nearly half (47%) of business travelers said Wi-Fi was the most important airport amenity, outscoring basic travel needs such as food by nearly 30 percent.
"We know that our business customers rely on technology to be as productive as possible while on the road," said Manuel de Oyarzabal, Director - Customer Research at American Airlines.
American Airlines announced today that it is expanding its Gogo in-flight Internet service to more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years.
American first launched the in-flight Internet service last August on 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft on nonstop flights between New York JFK and San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.
American says it will install the Aircell system on its MD-80 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft fleets, beginning with 150 MD-80 aircraft this year.
Poor Yahoo. As we all know, the company's facing quite a few problems - a shrinking stock price, a skeptical Department of Justice, and so on - and now it's been made the defendant in a trademark infringement case filed by American Airlines.
The use of competitor keywords had American flying into the courtroom, but both sides taxied out with a quiet and confidential settlement.
American Airlines will begin testing in-flight broadband today on a flight between New York and Los Angeles.American has partnered with technology provider Aircell to offer the service. A larger test on flights between New York and San Francisco and between New York and Miami will be in the coming weeks. The airline may also expand the service beyond its Boeing 767-200 planes.
Aircell has received two important approvals from the FAA that will allow the company to offer its in-flight mobile broadband on U.S. domestic flights.The first approval is a Supplemental Type Certificate, permitting installation and operation of Aircell's in-flight mobile broadband on commercially operated Boeing 767-200 planes. The second approval is a Parts Manufacture Approval that allows for the manufacturing of aircraft parts at the company's Bensenville, IL. facility.
On the long list of things that airplanes lack, the average person might rank short flight times, overall comfort, and decent food as being much more important than Internet access. We'll have to take what we can get, though, and thanks to some 767 testing, a lot of American Airlines's customers may be able to get that access.
American Airlines says it will begin testing in-flight Internet access next year on its Boeing 767-200 aircraft.The carrier will use AirCell's broadband Internet service on planes that primarily fly transcontinental routes. AirCell Chief Executive Jack Blumenstein said the company can provide Internet access for about $10 per user.
Two months ago, we reported that Alaska Air would be the first U.S. airline carrier to test satellite Internet access on their flights. Now, several other airlines have followed suit—but it looks like they might beat Alaska Airlines to the punch.
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