United Airlines is spending $120 million on upgrading Terminal C at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, particularly with iPads for travelers, according to Bloomberg. The terminal is United’s main residence at the airport; by 2015, all restaurants and gate seats there will be equipped with an iPad for purposes such as flight tracking, web […]
Following Thursday’s vote, the Federal Communications Commission today initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit airlines to install equipment on aircraft that could safely expand the availability of in-flight mobile wireless services to passengers. “We propose to revise outdated rules and adopt consistent new rules governing mobile communications services aboard airborne aircraft,” said […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has sought to clarify the FCC’s stance on making phone calls from airplanes. Wheeler notes that the FCC’s role is technological only. “The job of the FCC with respect to this issue is related to communications technology. Technology is available and being deployed today on flights outside the United […]
GoGo Inflight, which offers paid Internet service on various airlines serving North America has reported that mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets now make up 67 percent of the devices being used to connect to its service, with tablets just edging out laptops and smartphones. Like other actual-usage surveys we have reported on recently, […]
Boingo has expanded its hotspot service to airlines. Through an arrangement with Gogo, in addition to 350,000 earth-based Wi-Fi hotspots, Boingo subscribers will now be able to sign in to Gogo using their Boingo information, and surf the Internet in-flight while on an airplane as well. The arrangement covers over 1,100 flights daily with nine […]
Government officials are letting Google proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA. The deal will establish the Internet search giant as a key player in the online travel market. Google now has control over the technology that powers the reservation systems of most major U.S. airlines and many popular online fare-comparison […]
Lufthansa will soon have onboard Internet for international flights departing from New York, Detroit and Atlanta into Frankfurt. The wireless internet expected to be fast enough to connect to a VPN and send large attachments. However, it is not clear exactly how much bandwidth each passenger will have access to. Passengers will also have access […]
JetBlue has announced it will bring Wi-Fi to its fleet. The company will partner with ViaSat to install hardware that will enable broadband Internet and TV service on its 160 aircraft by the end of 2012. This all depends on the results of the required FAA testing and approval of the systems used. “JetBlue is […]
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