The phrase "airline internet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to internet services provided by airlines during flights.
Example: "I was pleasantly surprised by the speed of the airline internet on my recent flight."
Alternatives: "in-flight internet" or "airborne Wi-Fi".
As the year started, about 700 commercial airliners were outfitted with Wi-Fi by Gogo, a product of Aircell, which is by far the leading provider of airline Internet connections.
For a time, when Mr. Faber, called "The Brain" by his co-anchors, reported on Priceline.com, the hotel and airline Internet company whose advertisements feature William Shatner, the "Star Trek" theme would play.
And the government order covers only the airlines' Internet fares; it does not cover the fares offered by Web-based companies that buy airline tickets in bulk and then resell them.
To the Editor: As a travel agent, I take exception to one statement in David Cay Johnston's Correspondent's Report ("For Airlines, Internet Isn't Just a Fare Finder," March 5): "The airlines hope to sell more seats on the new Web site and wean ever more customers from travel agents, who charge the airlines commissions".
JOE SHARKEY Correction: May 18 , 2002 Saturday Because of an editing error, an entry in the Memo Pad column of the Business Travel page on Tuesday referred incompletely to agreements reached by Expedia, the online booking site, to carry airlines' Internet-only fares.
Depending on the airline, the Internet can be a welcome alternative to the phone.
The software connects them to the airline's Internet telephony switch, which routes customer reservations calls to them.
In a six-month trial, the airline introduced Internet service in August on some of its Boeing 767 jets that fly between New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.
"Sometimes you just have to put things out there and see what happens when people try to use it," said Nate Quigley, chief executive of LiveTV, a JetBlue subsidiary responsible for the airline's Internet service as well as its in-flight entertainment system.
You could also use consumer funds, such as airline or Internet taxes.
The Wi-Fi won't just be free, according to the company's blog, it's also supposed to slay any other airline's Internet service in terms of connectivity speed.
