Originally Posted by
winnipegrev
I sort of doubt AC would add wifi, expect maybe on Rouge aircraft and the mainline widebodies. The Airbuses and E90s will exit the fleet in the not too distant future so it wouldn't make a lot of sense financially.
The current PTVs are enough to keep everybody happy until then.
I would agree with you, when you look at the cost of spare aircraft (WestJet is delaying the return of 2 lease returns 2 years or so to cover aircraft during IFEC system install) and the cost of the antenna, radome and associated equipment, the real cost of just putting Internet connectivity on one aircraft is well over $500K. It doesn't make sense if the aircraft is exiting the fleet in less than about 5 years.