Articles tagged “wi-fi”

It's doubtful that US Airways has been collaborating with American Airlines on the latter's suspected new livery, but then again everything takes time.

Business travelers’ expectations for Wi-Fi will only grow as more airlines, subway systems, and now cabs are offering connectivity and those that don’t offer the service will seem even more archaic.

"Bring your own digital" should be the new mantra for hotels, with only Internet access being their responsibility.

In-flight Wi-Fi is an expensive undertaking for airlines that can stand to wait for future profits, a luxury that Qantas couldn’t afford but Etihad is more than able to swallow.

Qantas, already troubled with all kinds of operational and management issues, wants to focus less on forward-looking-profits-in-future services. Understandably.

Passengers probably prefer to use their own devices, but selective access to content hand-picked by the airline might feel restrictive for flyers willing to pay for more options.

Granted this is isn’t very difficult to do, but the main Wi-Fi provider is tweaking technology to improve speed as even leisure travelers have grown to expect access on the sea.

Airlines juggle a commitment to outfitting their jets with Wi-Fi alongside bankruptcy, remaining profitable, and finding time to take aircraft off the runway. The process is slow, but Wi-Fi will eventually be ubiquitous on airlines used by business travelers.

New devices are constantly being marketed to help travelers stay connected, but seasoned road warriors found a surprising utility for the tools when Hurricane Sandy blacked out the east coast.

Airline passengers around the world, including most of those who will be flying on the Dreamliner dream-machine, will have to wait for ubiquitous Wi-Fi.