The Connexion By Boeing in-flight broadband Internet service will come to an end, as the satellite-based system never really took off with airline carriers.
reported while noting Boeing will take a $320 million hit as one-time charges to its financials. The service has been a money-loser as it could not compete with cellular networks on price. Besides airlines, Connexion's shut down will also affect Teekay Shipping, partnership for Yahoo. In July 2005, Yahoo and Boeing inked a deal that would make Yahoo the exclusive search engine for the Connexion portal. That did not debut for Connexion users until January 2006. Last August, expressed confidence in July 2005 that it could overcome what Connexion president Laurette Koellner called "regulatory issues and the social issues" facing the service.Suggest a Correction
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