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Re: Boeing's Connexion announcement

  • From: Roland Dobbins
  • Date: Sat Oct 14 20:41:38 2006
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On Oct 14, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Christian Kuhtz wrote:
Such a service would probably only make sense for transcon U.S. flights, where the lack of connectivity can be noticed. And on those routes (at least the airline that I fly) I have about half a dozen or so EmPowered choices each day between, say, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
I think a hotspot-like monthly pass option for flights of any duration would receive strong uptake, were the service ubiquitous, which will require near-universal availability of power in economy- class cabins, IMHO.

Understand, this is all just my personal opinion; I would -love- for this service to be economically viable so that I could use it. I just believe that there are certain preconditions which must be met for it to succeed.

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