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IN-FLIGHT PROJECT TO A STOP

NEW YORK, The telecommunication major News Corpoporation and the aerospace firm Rockwell International have retraced their steps from the USD 35 million enterprize they had created to introduce and diffuse the Internet on air routes. The two firms decided to abandon the project because of the lack of customers. As a matter of fact, only few American airlines are willing to sign the adhesion...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 10803
Rome, Italy, 04/09/2001 11:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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