United Takes on Delta With High-Speed Gogo Internet on Regional Jets

Marisa Garcia

October 16th, 2014 at 9:40 AM EDT

Photo Credit: A United regional jet. United Airlines

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Higher bandwidth and on-demand entertainment are today's competitive weapon of choice. Whether crowded passengers will forget their woes by watching shows is anybody's guess.

United Airlines will install Gogo’s high-speed Air-to-Ground (ATG-4) in-flight connectivity service on 200 of its United Express E170, E175 and CRJ700 aircraft, with installations to be completed by next summer. United will be the first U.S. airline to offer this higher-speed ATG-4 connectivity on regional jets. This new connectivity will be complimented by Gogo’s in-flight entertainment solution, allowing

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