American Airlines Expands In-Flight Wi-Fi Service

By Ona Zachary
15:12, August 21st 2008
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American Airlines Expands In-Flight Wi-Fi Service

American Airlines announced Tuesday it was expanding its in-flight Internet service to its entire 767-200 fleet, becoming the first U.S. airline to offer full in-flight broadband.

The world’s largest airline said that the service, called Gogo, would be available for $12.95 per flight and it would provide full Internet access for Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as laptops and PDAs, but cell phone calls and Voice over Internet Protocol will not be available.

The service was tested during a couple of flights in June and August and it uses three antennae installed on the outside of the aircraft, which send and receive signals to 92 cellular towers on the ground.

In a statement, the company said that the passengers would “experience speeds similar to the mobile broadband experience on the ground.”

The passengers will be able to use the service on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York and Miami, the company announced.

Several carriers, such as Southwest Airlines, Alaska, Virgin America or JetBlue Airways made moves in this direction, competing with each other.

This month, Delta Air Lines Inc also said this that it would soon start offering broadband Wi-Fi access for its entire domestic mainline fleet of more than 330 planes.

Experts are predicting that in-flight Internet will soon become common in the competitive airline industry.

 



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