[April 17, 2013] Aircell acquries Airfone Tweet Apr 17, 2013 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) -- Colorado, USA-based in-flight connectivity equipment and services firm Aircell said it has completed its acquisition of the Airfone business unit of JetBlue Airways Corp's (NASDAQ: BLUE) LiveTV, LLC subsidiary. The agreement includes LiveTV's 1 MHz air-to-ground spectrum license, as well as the Airfone in-flight communications service, network infrastructure and back-office operational assets. With a history dating back to the 1970s, the Airfone service currently operates on frequencies adjacent to those utilised by Aircell's Gogo Biz in-flight Internet service in the business aviation market as well as Gogo in the commercial airline market. To support the ongoing expansion of those services, the Airfone service will be permanently decommissioned on December 31, 2013. Aircell is offering special replacement incentives on a number of its voice and Internet systems to help ease the transition for affected operators. Find out more at www.airfonetransition.com and www.aircell.com. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]