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VIDEO: A look back at the future

Connexion future.JPGOnce upon a time, Boeing offered in-flight high-speed Internet on a couple hundred aircraft (including aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Korean, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and Singapore Airlines.)

But Connexion's existence wasn't that long ago. While everyone waits with baited breath for carriers to again offer Ku-band satellite-based connectivity on a broad scale (Come on Southwest, Come on Lufthansa), here is a gentle reminder of the way things were (let's leave the then unsustainable business model out of it!) The video is dated 10 August 2006.

And lookie here, even former Connexion spokesman - and current Boeing environmental spokesman - Terrance Scott makes an appearance to explain the airframer's prior plan to include mobile connectivity in the Connexion offering.

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