Aircell touts operational applications of in-flight Internet

Avionics Magazine\nyesterday hosted an online webinar with some of the top names in the in-flight\nentertainment and communications (IFEC) industry. I'm still digesting what came\nout of the event, but I must say I found Aircell senior vice-president, airline\nsolutions Fran Phillips' slide about all the operational benefits of\nin-flight connectivity to be MOST interesting.

No, Fran\ndid not address pay-for-service model of Aircell's Gogo service (which appears\nto be under duress) but she does say there is an economical upside to in-flight\nconnectivity when airlines exploit its operational benefits. And, she says, that\nupside could equate to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. FYI, you can still listen to a recording of yesterday's webinar.