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How To Find American Airlines Wi-Fi Flights
American Airlines has launched a tool — Wi-Fi Widget — allowing travelers to determine if their American Airlines flight will be scheduled with Wi-Fi enabled aircraft. Customers can visit http://aa.com/wifiwidget to find and use this tool...
Air Canada Starts Trials of In-Flight Internet Service
Air Canada announced it has started trials from Thursday to offer internet service on board select flights on its Toronto-Los Angeles and Montreal-Los Angeles routes. The carrier said it will analyze customers’ feedback during this test perio...
A Week of Free Wi-Fi on American Airlines Flights - Compliments of Lexus
American Airlines announced a new promotion, in which, beginning Nov. 1 and running through Nov. 7, passengers can enjoy free Wi-Fi service while traveling on Wi-Fi equipped aircraft. Lexus will provide free wireless internet on American Airlines f...
Where Business Travel is Going: More Productivity and In-flight WiFi
The recession has fundamentally changed the traditional business travel model. Even though industry experts suggest business travel is slowly coming back, companies are more firmly in charge of enforcing travel policy than ever. Charles Petruccelli,...
Lufthansa Plans To Add New In-flight WiFi Services
Lufthansa announced it plans to add new onboard WiFi and phone services in the next few months. The German carrier says it will deliver a connectivity faster and that applies to more devices than options available elsewhere. As most airlines curre...
In-flight Internet Phone Calls - Banned or Not?
With U.S. Federal regulations prohibiting in-flight cellphone use — but not Internet-based phone call, U.S. airlines will have to answer with more clarity if they plan to block phone calls during flight. Wi-Fi is now accessible on about 600 pla...
Business Travelers Choose Wi-Fi Over Other In-flight Services
According to a survey commissioned by the nonprofit group Wi-Fi Alliance, most business travelers would choose an airline with Wi-Fi over flights with meal service, free movies or convenient arrival time, the Chicago Tribune reports. The study found...
Southwest Plans To Offer Wi-Fi Fleetwide
Southwest Airlines announced it is planning to begin fleetwide rollout of its wi-fi service in the first quarter of 2010. In a press release the carrier says: Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the fir...
US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010
US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010 US Airways will offer in-flight Wi-Fi services beginning early 2010. The carrier initially will install the service — Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service — on its Airbus...
US Airways Clubs Offer Free Wi-Fi
US Airways Club now offer complimentary Wi-Fi service powered by T-Mobile HotSpot. There are 18 US Airways airport clubs located in 14 cities across the United States, plus one Envoy Lounge in Philadelphia. The US Airways Clubs locations offering co...
Virgin America Now Offers Wi-Fi Internet Service on Every Flight
Virgin America announced Wednesday all of its US flights now offer Wi-Fi Internet. The airline said now it is the first carrier to offer Wi-Fi Internet service on every flight. Virgin America is using Aircell’s Gogo service, the same American ...
AirTran Launches Wi-Fi - the Service Offered on Every Flight by July
AirTran Airways launched its wireless Internet service on a promotional test flight yesterday. The low-fare carrier said it will this summer become the first large U.S. airline to offer wireless Internet access on every flight across the Unites Sta...
American Airlines To Extend Inflight Internet on Domestic Flights
American Airlines announced it will add in-flight Internet service to 300 of its domestic aircraft. The carrier, which was the first domestic airline to launch full wireless inflight Internet access in August 2008, plans to roll out the service on ...
Shangri-La Hotels Offer Free Internet Access
High-speed Internet access is one of top priorities for business travelers these days. Offering free Internet access is proving to be a great way for hotels to attract business customers. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is one of the few internationa...
Just Five of the Major Airports in the US Offer Free Wi-Fi
Of the top 20 busiest airports in the United States, just five offer free Wi-Fi. (photo by cogdogblog - CC license) It’s what Rick Seaney, leading expert on airfare, writes on ABC News. The busiest U.S. airports offering free Wi-Fi include De...
