Remember Kinko’s? The name, if not the storefront locations, disappeared shortly after FedEx bought the remote-office operation back in 2003. Now the renamed FedEx Office locations are offering free WiFi. That’s more than 1,000 new, free hotspots for business travelers, many of them in prime midtown and office-park locations.
- Boingo Wireless, which offers 125,000 hotspots as part of its global pay-to-play network, expands again. More than 150 hotspots maintained by MTS in the Canadian province of Manitoba, have become part of Boingo’s network.
- Singapore Airlines says that it will add WiFi connectivity to its Airbus A380, A340-500 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The rollout begins during the first half of next year. Singapore will use OnAir. No pricing was announced.
- WiFi and alcoholic beverages are now free in United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs. That matches the policy of Continental Airlines Presidents Clubs. Which makes sense since the two carriers are now officially owned by the same company and Red Carpet and Presidents Club members have reciprocal lounge privileges.
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