Media News - Friday, August 22, 2008

American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service

AMR'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 USD 12.95 (EUR 8.74) for Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York and Miami. Airlines have been racing to get reliable Internet access on their flights in hopes of gaining a competitive edge in the troubled airline industry. Other carriers like Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways have made strides in that direction. Delta Air Lines said this month it soon will start rolling out broadband Wi-Fi access for its entire domestic mainline fleet of more than 330 planes. Experts have said they expect in-flight Internet to become common in the industry. American's mobile broadband service, which is called Gogo, is provided by AirCell. Each Gogo session includes full Internet access. Cell phone and Voice over Internet Protocol are not available. (Reuters)

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