Continental Airlines opts for in-flight Internet, and chooses Aircell's Gogo service: The initial commitment is to put the service on 21 Boeing 757-300s, a fleet that serves cross-country routes, and seems like a good test deployment. Aircell never discusses its financial arrangements with carriers; it's possible that the firm is subsidizing a pilot installation in order to prime getting Continental's mainline fleet equipped. There's just no way to know.
With a deal signed with US Airways, but no plan released for deployment, Aircell has locked up all the major US airlines plus Air Canada, with competitor Row 44 having signed just Southwest and Alaska. Those deployments are apparently on hold until Row 44 raises sufficient capital to proceed.
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