Expanded In-flight Wi-Fi on Air Canada flights within North America
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That's a bit of a stretch. There is quite the relationship between AP and AC as oppposed to the relationship (read: competition) between Shell and Esso. It would a value-add to AP members who are collecting points - the more points members collect the more money AP makes selling such points. If this is a benefit that would increase point collection then there's a defintie business case there for AP.
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If this happens, people will share the login credentials with friends and family, unless the system has a verification method sophisticated enough to check whether the altitude member is actually on the given flight.
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Maybe it will leverage the MLL wifi authentication system LOLOLOLOL
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That's a bit of a stretch. There is quite the relationship between AP and AC as oppposed to the relationship (read: competition) between Shell and Esso. It would a value-add to AP members who are collecting points - the more points members collect the more money AP makes selling such points. If this is a benefit that would increase point collection then there's a defintie business case there for AP.
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Wow, only 5+ years behind AA and DL. Better late than never I guess.
At least AC went with gogo and not the useless UA Wifi system.
At least AC went with gogo and not the useless UA Wifi system.
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Hence the limited trials for AC as it had no way to offer wifi within Canada until now - only over the US.
At least, that's what I get from the Gogo 2013 annual report.
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The issue was partly due to Gogo having to build out its air-to-ground Canadian network from scratch. This ATG network didn't exist in Canada five years ago. It went live Q1 2014.
Hence the limited trials for AC as it had no way to offer wifi within Canada until now - only over the US.
At least, that's what I get from the Gogo 2013 annual report.
Hence the limited trials for AC as it had no way to offer wifi within Canada until now - only over the US.
At least, that's what I get from the Gogo 2013 annual report.
FWIW, on my MIA-YUL AA flights, Gogo works for me inbound past the Quebec/NY border.
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Interestingly both the annual report and the website list UA as an airline partner - maybe Gogo bought the original UA provider?