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In-Flight Internet Provider Gogo Files For IPO
Gogo, the predominant provider of in-flight Internet access in North America, filed to go public today. In its filing statement with the SEC, the company said it currently has equipped 1,177 commercial aircraft with Internet access. This represents roughly 85% of all Internet-enabled commercial airplanes in North America.
The company’s launch customer was American Airlines, which put the first Gogo-equipped commercial planes into service in 2008 . Gogo also offers Wi-Fi-based …
Delta First Class New York JFK to Phoenix Flight 1481 Review
Pan Am’s Worldport, which opened in 1960 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (then Idlewild) in New York, was a harbinger of the jet age. Terminal 3, as it is known today, is used by Delta Air Lines for many of its international flights.
Since I hadn’t flown out of Terminal 3 since Pan Am’s days, I checked with the experts at the Delta forum on FlyerTalk, where several recommended …
Gogo Goes Global
Gogo, an in-flight Internet provider, announced it will begin offering its service on international flight within two years. Thanks to a partnership with Inmarsat, a mobile satellite communications company, Gogo will offer Ka-band satellite service on a regional basis starting in 2013 with global availability the following year.
“One of our goals,” said Michael Schmidt, Gogo’s CEO, “is to be able to provide technology solutions that enable us to service the …
Gogo to Offer Free In-Flight Online Shopping
Gogo announced it will offer passengers 30 minutes of free Internet access starting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, a day Gogo has dubbed “FlyBuy Wednesday.”
Gogo has partnered with major retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Macy’s, and Target to provide flyers with special in-flight discounts. Internet access is limited to Gogo’s shopping partners.
The free Internet access will be available for the remainder of the year.
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American Airlines Gogo Entertainment On Demand In-Flight Streaming Video Review
This summer, American Airlines became the first airline in North America to offer Entertainment On Demand in-flight streaming video. The new technology, powered by Gogo, enables customers to wirelessly stream content such as movies and TV shows from an in-flight library to select Wi-Fi-enabled laptops during flights. I recently tested American Airlines Entertainment on Demand in-flight streaming video on AA flight 179 from New York’s JFK airport to San Francisco (SFO). …
American Airlines Business Class Flight 20 San Francisco to New York JFK Review
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is the tenth busiest airport in the U.S. and the 12th largest in the world. Among its many unusual amenities are the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library. I arrived a couple of hours early at SFO’s Terminal 2 for my 3 p.m. flight. Short queues at both business-class check-in and the Priority Access security lane took about …
