GOL planes will have Wi-Fi connection and entertainment center

A GOL Linhas Aéreas will offer connection Wi-Fi during flights, as well as a complete entertainment center for passengers. The novelty will begin to work in the first half of 2016, it will be the first to offer internet during the flight period between companies in Brazil, South and Central America.

A entertainment center will bring together live television channels, streaming programming with movies, cartoons, series and games, pay-per-view content (recent movies), music and a flight map. Passengers on domestic or international flights will be able to access content online and offline at their own discretion. smartphones, tablets or notebooks. Gol said that it has not yet set prices, but that free and paid content will be made available.

The solution will be launched in partnership with the company Gogo, a leader in in-flight connectivity and entertainment for the global airline market. Gogo will equip the entire GOL fleet with a 2ku antenna, IPTV – the technology can reach up to 70Mbps.

"Since the company began operations 14 years ago, GOL has driven the Brazilian aviation market […] largely by leading the way in the launch of innovative and pioneering products and services. The launch of in-flight internet and entertainment reinforces the company's commitment to continue following this path.”, reinforces Paulo miranda, product director at GOL.

The first aircraft with this technology is scheduled for the first half of 2016 and the company expects that in less than three years, 100% of the GOL fleet have the system available to customers.