American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service | Technology

reuters.com - 8/20/2008

American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service | Technology | Internet

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full in-flight broadband. The world's largest airline said its passengers on Boeing 767-200 aircraft can pay $12.95 for Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New ...

engadget.com - 8/20/2008

American Airlines goes live with in-flight WiFi service

— engadget.com — At long last, "you are now free to surf the intarwebz while flying." Okay, so maybe it... has been possible in the past, but American Airlines is taking a huge leap forward in the US market today by giving passengers aboard long-haul Boeing 767-200 flights the option to hop online during the trip. The GoGo service, which is being provided by Aircell , will charge customers $12.95 for access to ... (more) American Airlines goes live with in-flight WiFi service

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American Airlines goes live with in-flight WiFi service
Engadget — Filed under: Transportation, WirelessAt long last, "you are now free to surf the intarwebz while flying." Okay, so maybe it has been possible in the past, but American Airlines is taking a huge leap forward in the US market today by giving passengers aboard long-haul Boeing 767-200 flights the option to hop online during the trip. The GoGo service, which is being provided by Aircell, will charge customers $12.95 for access to the world wide web, though Reuters points out that VoIP calling is "not available." Delta, US Airways, ...

American Airlines Turns On the WiFi Access
Gear Diary — ... about Aircell, please visit www.aircell.com. About Gogoâ¢ Gogo, powered by Aircell, turns a commercial airplane into a Wi-Fi hotspot with true inflight Internet access. Passengers with Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, can surf the Web, check any e-mail, Instant Message, access a corporate VPN and more. For more information about Gogo, please visit www.gogoinflight.com. Aircell, Gogo, and in touch, in flight are trademarks of Aircell LLC. Link : American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service Link : ...