Dubai, UAE-based Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) has selected Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], as its provider of Internet connectivity and direct broadcast television (DBS) services in flight.
The agreement calls for the initial installation of Connexion by Boeing’s satellite-based mobile information service to be on KHC’s 747 aircraft in 2004 with full service launch in early 2005. Financial terms were not disclosed.