Google and Virgin America get cozier with airline app development

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Can Google and and its hometown airline, Virgin America, get even cozier?

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Gogo Inflight Internet gets satellite technology to extend beyond US

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Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service, currently available in more than 1,000 commercial aircraft flying over the continental U.S., is getting satellite technology to extend its service globally.

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Google Chrome offering free Wi-Fi on AirTran, Delta, Virgin America

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Google Chrome wants to ensure that airlines aren’t nickel-and-diming travelers during the holiday season.

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Celeb watch — Virgin America woos Wi-Fi crowd with free People

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You don’t have to pay for Wi-Fi access on Virgin America flights to find out why Ashton Kutcher views tweeting wife Demi Moore as a romantic move.

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Aircell puts Wi-Fi in 1000th jet, Row 44 waits for Southwest

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Aircell says a Delta Air Lines DC-9 became the 1000th aircraft to be equipped with its Gogo Inflight Internet service, and now one-third of U.S. mainline aircraft are equipped with Aircell’s Wi-Fi solution.

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US Airways adds Gogo Wi-Fi

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US Airways added Gogo Inflight Internet service to all of its Airbus A321 aircraft.

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Airline-Wi-Fi provider books $176 million in new financing

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Aircell, which is implementing its Gogo Wi-Fi solution on the aircraft of major North American airlines, picked up $176 million in equity financing from new and existing investors.

Aircell stated that the proceeds will go “for capital investments for network expansion and operating needs during this rapid growth phase of the business.”

The company says it has installed its Wi-Fi service on more than 700 commercial aircraft and has commitments from nine airlines. Among them are Air Canada, AirTran, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Virgin America and US Airways.

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