Mar 20
American Express has announced some new travel-centric benefits for its Platinum card members, providing better convenience and perks for those who are frequently on the go. Among the new benefits … Continue reading
Mar 12
Gogo has been showing off a new app at the SXSW 2014 festival. The app aims to make in-flight communications a lot easier. Major airlines already offer in-flight Wi-Fi and other connectivity options, Gogo seems heavily invested in the idea of letting passengers make calls and texts while they’re 35,000 feet up in the air. It showed off the app in action to several journalists who were taken up in the company’s private jet.
Gogo’s New App Lets Passengers Text And Call In-Flight original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 23
With the FAA warming up to use of personal electronic devices during all phases of the flight, it is now up to airlines to offer reliable connectivity options to their passengers. In-flight Wi-Fi is nothing new, but some airlines have been limited to offering the service within the country, Delta is one of those airlines. While the airline was one of the first to latch on to Gogo’s in-flight Wi-Fi service and start offering it on routes in the U.S., it is yet to do so on flights that go across the pond and further. Fliers on Delta should now be relieved as the airline could start offering in-flight Wi-Fi on international routes as soon as next month.
Delta International In-Flight Wi-Fi Rollout Could Begin By March original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nov 21
With the FAA now easing restrictions on electronic devices that can be used in all phases of flights, airlines are moving to offer WiFi service during more of the flight. Southwest Airlines has announced that it will become the first carrier in the US to provide passengers with gate-to-gate WiFi service. Southwest is likely to […]
Nov 16
Beginning as early as December of this year, you will soon be allowed to power-on and use approved electronic devices during all stages of the flight on most Europe-based airlines. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) this week issued a ruling to that effect, following a similar ruling by the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
Nov 08
Gogo is perhaps best known for providing fliers with wireless Internet access when above the clouds, making long flights a tad less tedious. Soon it will be known for a bit more amongst fliers — as the service that allows passengers to chat on their phones as if they have regular cellular service, which could […]
Nov 08
The FAA may have lifted regulations that originally stopped people from being able to use their personal electronic devices during an aircraft’s takeoff and landings, but one thing they haven’t authorized is the ability to still use our cell phones in order to make phone calls or text somebody. Evem though that still holds true as of this writing, Gogo is attempting to make it possible for passengers to perform both activities in-flight. (more…)
Gogo Launches Talk & Text In-Flight Service original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nov 06
Being able to share your current location at any time is the reason why services like Foursquare have been doing so well as not only can you let your followers know what you’re doing, but you can also receive recommendations based on where you are and what you’re doing. But there are some of us who want to share our location when we’re flying above the clouds, and today, Glympse is teaming up with in-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo to let you do just that. (more…)
Glympse Teams Up With Gogo To Offer In-Flight Check-ins original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Oct 28
Gogo is a company that provides in-flight Wi-Fi services on domestic flights in the U.S. on select airlines. Today, it announced its first ever international expansion to Japan. The company has partnered up with Japan Airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi service on the airline’s 77 domestic aircraft, full roll out of the service is expected to be completed in summer 2014. The in-flight Wi-Fi service will be powered by Gogo’s Ku band satellite technology, which has been built up for the purpose of international expansion. Using the same technology, Delta is also going to offer Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi on its international flights in the near future.
According to Gogo, currently there are over 2,000 commercial aircraft equipped with its service, allowing users to browse the internet in the skies. Its partners include American Airlines, Delta, Alaska, Virgin America and more. JAL’s entire domestic fleet of 77 aircraft is the first significant international expansion venture that Gogo has dived in to. The company hasn’t said where it intends to expand next. Seeing as how the service won’t be live until mid-2014, there’s still a lot of time before we can see if Gogo’s in-flight service is any better in Japan’s domestic routes than it is on domestic flights within the U.S.
Gogo Expands In-Flight Wi-Fi Internationally With Japan Airlines original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Sep 11
The world is moving at a rapid pace and the need to be constantly connected is now greater than ever. That is why many inflight Wi-Fi providers are working to make their service better and speeds faster than ever before, because now most people don’t like to be disconnected even when they’re in a cylindrical tube 30,000 feet up in the air. Gogo, one of the largest providers of inflight Wi-Fi in the U.S., has announced that its new inflight Wi-Fi service will offer speeds six times faster than what it currently offers. Its new service takes off in the second half of 2014, Virgin America has already signed up and hopes to have the service up and running on 53 of its aircraft.
Gogo says that the new service will use a combination of cellular towers and satellites to beam 60 megabits per second to each plane. Its original service offered 3 mbps to each plane, which is currently used by 1,700 aircraft. They launched an updated product last year which beams 10 mbps, this product is currently being used by nearly 300 aircraft. Gogo has different pricing structures for different tiers of usage, it offers a number of options, including a $50 monthly pass and a $14 one day pass.
Gogo Working To Improve Its Inflight Wi-Fi Speeds Sixfold original content from Ubergizmo. 
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