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American Airlines Adds Internet To Their Flights |
| By Ben on Thu Aug 21 2008 |
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| American Airlines has launched Aircell's in-flight mobile broadband service, Gogo. Effective Aug. 20, passengers traveling on American's Boeing 767-200 aircraft can pay a nominal fee for Web access on select flights from New York to San Francisco, New York to Los Angeles and New York to Miami. Available video includes general views of passengers using Wi-Fi devices onboard aircrafts as well as executive and consumer soundbites. |
"Effective today, customers traveling on American¡¯s Boeing 767-200 aircraft can access complete coast-to-coast coverage on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York and Miami. American, the world¡¯s largest airline and founding member of the oneworld ® Alliance, and Aircell, the world¡¯s leading provider of airborne communications, have joined together to bring the first full inflight broadband service to the U.S. market.
¡°We are pleased to provide our customers with the unprecedented ability to stay connected to their family, friends and business associates on the ground via the Internet while traveling at 30,000 feet above the United States,¡± said Dan Garton, American¡¯s Executive Vice President ¨C Marketing. ¡°With today¡¯s launch, American Airlines makes history as the first and only U.S. airline to offer customers full inflight Internet connectivity, demonstrating once again our industry leadership and focus on our customers.¡±
Aircell¡¯s Gogo will be available to customers as a fee-based service in all cabins. Aircell will charge $12.95 on flights more than three hours, which include American¡¯s Boeing 767-200 flights. Each paid Gogo session includes full Internet access. Cell phone and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services are not available.
Gogo turns an American Airlines flight into a Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling passengers to surf the Web, check any email, Instant Message, access a corporate VPN, and more. Once the aircraft has reached 10,000 feet, users can simply turn on their Wi-Fi enabled devices such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, open their browsers and be directed to the Gogo portal page where they sign up and begin surfing. Gogo is powered by the Aircell air-to-ground (ATG) Broadband System, which runs over Aircell¡¯s exclusive nationwide network."
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