Airfone was an air-ground radiotelephone service developed by MCI founder John D. Goeken, and operated under the names Airfone, GTE Airfone, and Verizon...

abandoned its 800 MHz air-ground offering in 2005, and Verizon AIRFONE (formerly GTE Airfone) is scheduled for decommissioning in late 2008, although the...

2008, JetBlue announced that it will buy Verizon's Airfone (Formerly: GTE Airfone, Formerly: Airfone) service. Continental Airlines began to add LiveTV...

On April 15, 2013 Aircell completed its acquisition of Airfone from LiveTV. The original Airfone service was shut down on December 31, 2013. On September...

companies founded by Goeken include the FTD Mercury Network (flower delivery), Airfone (later sold to GTE), and the In-Flight Phone Corp. He established Goeken...

early 1980s. In 1981, Western Union purchased a 50% interest in Airfone. It sold Airfone to GTE in 1986 for $39 million in cash. From 1982, as a result...

computers to passengers. The airline was also an early adopter of the GTE Airfone in-flight telephone system. Flights offered free meals, including chicken...

system for private airplanes on a paper napkin. John D. Goeken of MCI and Airfone had already invented an automated air-to-ground telephone system in the...

inside to make contact with the plane by calling one of its passengers via Airfone. Russell is lauded as a hero for making the effort despite the threat,...

under his leadership were GTE Mobilenet cellular telephone operations, Airfone air-to-ground telephone services, and the first voice, video, and data...

"BetaBlue" system utilized the bandwidth and infrastructure of defunct Airfone. In 2008, JetBlue partnered with Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus to allow...

phone SMS ("texts") to be sent. A notable example of such a system was the Airfone which was used by several people on multiple aircraft during the September...

she relayed a report of the seat numbers of three hijackers. During her Airfone call, she reported that none of the crew could contact the cockpit or open...

pursue a possible takeover of Delta. Aircraft were equipped with Verizon Airfone in every row of seats. Since Verizon ended this service, the airline has...

passengers to have an alternative to the in-flight phone service such as GTE's Airfone. Andy Plews, a spokesman for UAL's United Airlines, was quoted as saying...

32, of Cranbury, N.J., was the only passenger who dialed zero for the Airfone operator." "UD Hall of Fame names nine new members", University of Delaware...

2002 Olympics bronze medalist John D. Goeken, founder of MCI Inc and Airfone Billy Goelz, pro wrestler Harold Goettler, World War I aviator Mike Goff...

can be used across multiple Lufthansa flights.[citation needed] Aircell Airfone Inmarsat LiveTV Gogo Inflight Internet OnAir Row 44 "A New Era Begins:...

writer, born in Joliet John D. Goeken (1930–2010), founder of MCI Inc. and Airfone John Fremont McCullough (1871–1963), co-founder of Dairy Queen; opened...

telecommunications entrepreneur who founded MCI Inc., FTD Mercury Network, Airfone, and In-Flight Phone Corporation. His lawsuit against AT&T eventually led...

charging travelers $5 to use it. Seats were also equipped with an AT&T Airfones and laptop computer charging ports. The lavish meals, described as "celebrity-chef...