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A group that includes airlines, equipment suppliers and satellite companies hope to breathe new life into an effort to offer Internet access to plane passengers, even though Boeing Co. pulled the plug after investing about $1 billion in the project.
But so far, arguments over who will subsidize the money-losing venture, and how it can be modified to make it more appealing to passengers, have impeded progress, people familiar with the matter said. Any replacement service also is likely to be more limited in number of planes and geographic coverage.
Wall Street Journal Online
A group that includes airlines, equipment suppliers and satellite companies hope to breathe new life into an effort to offer Internet access to plane passengers, even though Boeing Co. pulled the plug after investing about $1 billion in the project.
But so far, arguments over who will subsidize the money-losing venture, and how it can be modified to make it more appealing to passengers, have impeded progress, people familiar with the matter said. Any replacement service also is likely to be more limited in number of planes and geographic coverage.
Wall Street Journal Online
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