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Following rumours that they wanted out of the market the news that no buyers have emerged, and that Boeing is therefore going to close down its in-flight broadband service, is probably not going to surprise many people. However the news immediately sparked speculation that perhaps Google should buy Boeing Connexion, as a perfect fit to its Google WiFi service in Mountain View, and to get a foot in the door in the in-flight tracking business.


In-bound tracks to LAX in real-time...
Compared to the capabilities of Google Earth, the current generation of seat back in-flight tracking is pretty poor. Even forgetting the eye candy the availability of tracking data from providers like FBO should allow a much more dynamic view of the world with you able to see the position of your own flight in relation to everyone else's...

It actually looks like this might be a good idea for Google. It would put Google WiFi and Google Earth directly in-front of a fairly high powered audience, and a captive one at that, it might even be worth it for "brand awareness" purposes alone. So, an idea that might just fly, so to speak...

Tags: Beoing Connexion Google Google Earth Airplane Phone Broadband WiFi In-flight