Connexion by Boeing

Connexion by Boeing ( in German as " (Internet ) Connection by Boeing " ) was a subsidiary of Boeing, which offered a system for using the internet on an airplane. This service allowed travelers a broadband Internet connection to use both wired Ethernet and through a wireless 802.11 Wi -Fi connection. Because this concept turned out to be economically very successful, the service was only offered from May 2004 until the end of 2006 and adjusted thereafter.

History

The concept of " Connexion by Boeing " was first introduced in April 2000. The FAA certification was awarded the system in May 2002, although it won the World Travel Award in late 2003 -. February 2005 even for a second time - there were only a few customers. The first was the Lufthansa where Connexion by Boeing was built starting in May 2004 in the long-haul fleet (Lufthansa Flynet ). Later, ANA, Japan Airlines and SAS were added. In 2005, the first live television program was (also called " CBB - TV" ) was introduced on an international route from Singapore Airlines, which should be extended to all customers of Connexion by Boeing. In Germany, CNBC, Euro sports, BBC and Euro News you could look at. Overall, Boeing has invested about one billion U.S. dollars in the development.

On 26 June 2006 it was announced that Boeing wants to separate from the group division. We review a sale, a partnership with another company or even an attitude, as few airlines and private customers had ordered the system. Reasons for this were about the high conversion costs, to receive the signals from the satellites, are also the associated antennas very large and therefore increase especially in smaller aircraft kerosene consumption. On August 17, 2006 Boeing announced then that there is now hiring the service because it was not worthwhile for the reasons mentioned above.

Today it provides an alternative to the company OnAir available that would like to offer about Ryanair for GSM connections. Even the basic system is to be continued by Panasonic and even expanded.

With the new partners Panasonic Avionics Lufthansa is currently planning to bring back to their aircraft the Internet under the name " Flynet ". Accordingly, the service to be used on selected North Atlantic flights for free until January 2011. Then the new pricing model Lufthansa in force, which probably offers billing options via credit card, bonus miles and a roaming partner occurs in February 2011. It is currently assumed that will be incurred for an hour costs in the amount of 10.95 €. A 24-hour flat rate is expected to be available for 19.95 €. In addition, to be available for the customers GSM services such as SMS and MMS. Making a phone call using a mobile phone will remain on Lufthansa flights until further suppressed, which is a desire of many customers, according to Lufthansa. Whether VOIP will also be blocked, in this context, is not yet known.

Customers

ANA - Asiana Airlines - Austrian Airlines (AUA ) - China Airlines - El Al - Etihad Airways - Japan Airlines - Korean Air - Lufthansa - SAS - Singapore Airlines