Tag archive: JetBlue

NEW YORK – A folk hero in digital times, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has been thoroughly embraced by the Web. Not only have news stories about his meltdown on a plane from Pittsburgh to New York City been exceptionally popular on the Internet, but he's been feted in all manner of online tribute. Even JetBlue Airways Corp. wryly noted on its blog post Wednesday that many people reacted: “Like, the entire… Read More

The Wall Street Journal is reporting (subscription required) that JetBlue's LiveTV unit has agreed to buy Verizon's AirFone for an undisclosed amount. the most should enhance LiveTV's ability to offer inflight messaging and communications services; the announcement comes on the heels of JetBlue's extension of BetaBlue, in-flight Wi-Fi service aboard selected A320 aircraft. As part of the deal, LiveTV will take over… Read More

The dream of geeky travelers everywhere – in-flight Wi-Fi – will soon be fulfilled by discount carrier JetBlue… sort of. Yahoo and RIM have teamed up with JetBlue to offer wireless connections on flights, but full access to the wide open Internet isn’t available just yet. According to News.com, users with laptops will only be able to access a special version of Yahoo that allows them to check e-mail and instant… Read More