Boeing to End Its Service for Using Internet Aloft

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Usman Baig

Boeing to End Its Service for Using Internet Aloft

This article is about Boeing to end its service for using internet on planes arguing that there’s not enough demand for this service. Shutting down internet service will affect those people who use internet service to handle their business while flying. It would also affect major airlines such as Lufthansa Airline because many of its customers use internet service to keep track of stocks, emails, while flying. However, Boeing released a survey report in which 3,200 customers said shutting down internet service wouldn’t affect them. Boeing estimated that in-flight internet would cost the company billions of dollars in the next 10 years and not many customers would need this. And many airlines wouldn’t be able to afford it in near future.
Boeing’s competitor Airbus will initiate its own internet service when their new A380 aircrafts will be released later this year. I think there’s a solution to this problem. Instead of offering this service to all passengers in a flight airline can only offer this service to those who wants to handle their business needs while onboard. And increase their rates for using the service and not too many people will be using it. And pay Boeing for not shutting down the service. It won’t hurt the company now but it will hurt them in the near future because demand for internet increases everyday. It may not be profitable now but it will be eventually.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/business/18boeing.html?ref=technology