Connexion Knows they Have a Good Product, Not Sure About the Business

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Boeing is considering whether to shut down or sell their much buzzed-about Connexion service (which sponsors this blog).

According to the company’s official statement, “the system is performing well and we know we have a useful product, but we are trying to determine how good a business we have. The decision ultimately will be based on a disciplined market analysis, financial analysis and discussion with customers. No decisions have been made.”

I personally think that losing Connexion would be a real blow to in-flight connectivity. It’s a truly cool service and one that I hope to have the opportunity to use. I certainly can’t see us going back to a world without in-flight Internet access - but we’ll just have to see how it all pans out.