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American Airlines switches on Bravo and other live TV on flights

You can't escape them, not even in mid-air.

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Travelers on American Airlines have a new amenity, which may or may not be a good thing: the opportunity to watch Real Housewives as they air. There is no escape.

According to a release, the Fort Worth-based airline has activated free live TV on its first 100 domestic aircraft, and plans to extend live TV and high-speed internet across its long-term mainline narrowbody fleet of more than 700 aircraft during 2019.

American is already the only U.S. airline with live TV on international flights; its international fleet offers five sports and news channels including CNNi, BBC, and Sport24.

Flyers on domestic flights will get 12 live TV channels powered by DISH:

Bravo
CBS
CNBC
CNN
Disney Channel
ESPN
FOX
NBC
NFL Network
Telemundo
TNT
USA

All channels stream directly to customers' laptops, phones, or tablets free of charge. Live TV is easy to use and available from gate to gate – customers can choose it from American's lineup of free entertainment that includes hundreds of movies and on-demand television shows.

American Airlines VP Kurt Stache says in a statement that it's part of an entire connectivity package.

"Our customers have told us they want a living room experience in the air – the ability to watch free entertainment, stream their favorite shows on-demand, charge their phones, and stay connected from start to finish during their travels,” Stache says. "Free live TV on our mainline domestic fleet is the latest step in making that a reality, and it complements the live TV we offer on all of our international widebody flights today."

Free live TV is now available on more than 100 aircraft equipped with Gogo 2Ku high-speed Wi-Fi including all 48 Airbus A320s, which are receiving in-seat power during 2019. It is also available on more than 60 A319s, which have power outlets in every row.

The airline will add free live TV to aircraft equipped with Viasat high-speed Wi-Fi, bringing both of these features to American’s long-term mainline narrowbody fleet during 2019. American has high-speed Wi-Fi on 240 aircraft including all A321T three-class transcontinental aircraft.

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Airport News

Low-cost Avelo Air begins flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

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A new airline is launching service at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: Avelo Airlines, a low-priced carrier based in Houston, will begin direct flights between DFW and Tweed-New Haven Airport in Connecticut.

According to a release, the service will run twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. They'll be nonstop flights, with ticket prices starting at $89. Service will begin on March 7.

“This service makes visiting Southern Connecticut, and everything the greater New England and New York regions have to offer, easier than ever. We also look forward to making DFW’s thriving culinary scene, sports mecca and vibrant nightlife a fast and seamless journey for Connecticut travelers,” says Avelo founder and CEO Andrew Levy in a statement.

The new service is one of five that the airline will add in 2025 to beef up its presence in Connecticut, which includes four new nonstop routes from Southern Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and a third international destination from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL).

In addition to DFW Airport, other nonstop service from HVN will go to Jacksonville, Florida, Detroit, and Portland, Maine. The addition of these five new destinations will bring Avelo to 39 routes from Connecticut — 31 routes from HVN and 8 routes from BDL. Low introductory one-way fares start at $39.

Avelo was founded in 2018 and began flying in 2021. They currently fly to 54 cities in 24 states and Puerto Rico, as well as three international destinations to Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. They focus on flying unserved routes between under-served communities, primarily out of smaller airports. Although DFW Airport is by no means a smaller airport.

They made their service debut in Texas in spring 2024 with flights out of Houston's Hobby Airport.

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