Yesterday, my BNET Travel colleague Bryan Corliss covered American’s decision to put wireless Internet access on the bulk of its domestic fleet. It’s clearly good news for passengers and for Aircell, the provider of the service, but there’s something even more important here. This is the first true validation of the wi-fi model. Look at all the other airlines that have...
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In some of the best news for business travelers since they started holding conventions at tropical resorts, American Airlines on Tuesday announced it plans to expand its aerial Internet service to another 300 planes over the next two years. American has been testing the system for the past six monhs on 15 767s; it now plans to add the service to its MD-80s and 737s. (A sign, perhaps, that...
Riviera Holdings to default on loans — Riviera Holdings, owner of the Riviera casinos in Las Vegas and Colorado, said it will default on its $227 million credit facility and expressed doubt about the company’s future in its fourth-quarter results. Losses included $12.7 million, about twice what it was last year. Riviera declined to make a $4 million interest payment due Monday to...
As part of the panel discussion on modernizing the fleet at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium, the conversation veered off into the world of environmental impact, and I thought it was worth a separate post. There’s no question about it. This part of the panel was incredibly . . . boring. But for those of us who made it through, there were some interesting discussions to ponder. Michael...
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