US airlines are missing the Connexion

The New York Times http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/03/business/boeing.php notes that there’s a big gap between U.S. and foreign airlines when it comes to their enthusiasm for Connexion by Boeing, the company’s aerial Internet service.

Key Quote: “While American airlines, with their much greater concentration of leisure travelers, have focused on slashing costs on domestic routes, ‘a lot of foreign carriers see this as a way of increasing the appeal of their premium international service,’ said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with Teal Group. ‘U.S. carriers are just starting to think about that strategy.’”