Airfone was an air-ground radiotelephone service developed by MCI founder John D. Goeken, and operated under the names Airfone, GTE Airfone, and Verizon...
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abandoned its 800 MHz air-ground offering in 2005, and Verizon AIRFONE (formerly GTE Airfone) is scheduled for decommissioning in late 2008, although the...
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2008, JetBlue announced that it will buy Verizon's Airfone (Formerly: GTE Airfone, Formerly: Airfone) service. Continental Airlines began to add LiveTV...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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under his leadership were GTE Mobilenet cellular telephone operations, Airfone air-to-ground telephone services, and the first voice, video, and data...
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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,...
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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...
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computers to passengers. The airline was also an early adopter of the GTE Airfone in-flight telephone system. Flights offered free meals, including chicken...
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"BetaBlue" system utilized the bandwidth and infrastructure of defunct Airfone. In 2008, JetBlue partnered with Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus to allow...
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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 nor...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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can be used across multiple Lufthansa flights.[citation needed] Aircell Airfone Inmarsat LiveTV Gogo Inflight Internet OnAir Row 44 "A New Era Begins:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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telecommunications entrepreneur who founded MCI Inc., FTD Mercury Network, Airfone, and In-Flight Phone Corporation. His lawsuit against AT&T eventually led...
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