Continental Airlines signs LOI with LiveTV for inflight Wi-Fi

Continental Airlines (Houston) announced it has executed a letter of intent (LOI) with inflight entertainment provider LiveTV to offer inflight Wi-Fi via Ka-band beginning in 2012. The company plans to offer the service on more than 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft equipped with DIRECTV®, providing onboard connectivity and more than 95 channels of live television programming to customers flying within the continental United States.

Parent United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Chicago) also announced that all Continental flights operated with Boeing 757-200 aircraft now feature new flat-bed seats in BusinessFirst, marking the second major milestone in the installation of 180-degree flat-bed seats throughout Continental’s international fleet. Continental completed the retrofit on its 22 Boeing 777s in December 2010.

Continental operates 41 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, flying principally between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Europe.

Additionally, the tenth United Boeing 777-200 to be outfitted with flat-bed seats in both United First and United Business is scheduled to enter service in April. United completed the retrofit of its Boeing 747-400 and international 767-300 aircraft with flat-bed seats in its premium cabins in 2009.

Continental Slide Show: CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Please click on photo for additional details.