AIRLINES TALK ABOUT CONNEXION VENTURE IN WASHINGTON, 2001-06-13 (photo)

James Beer, (L) vice president, corporate development and treasurer for American Airlines, talks to reporters at a news conference in Washington D.C. June 13, 2001, about a new partnership with Connexion by Boeing. Scott Carson (2nd L), president of Connexion along with Ray Valeika (C), senior vice president of technical operations at Delta airlines and Larry DeShon, senior vice president of marketing at United airlines, also take part in the news conference. Connexion will provide airline passengers with two-way broadband connectivity while in flight, and 1,500 aircraft will be equipped with the high-speed broadband Internet service with the first installations coming in the second half of 2002. JC/RCS