Getting Your Game on at 30,000 Feet

SEATTLE, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Twenty-four of Europe's best video game players will do something that's never been done before. On March 22, on their way from Copenhagen to the TransAtlantic Showdown video gaming championships in New York, they will hold real-time wireless online exhibition matches in the air. The video gamers, part of Global Gaming League's AmeriCup vs. EuroCup competition, are on a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane, equipped with the Connexion by Boeing in-flight Internet data and entertainment service, so they can compete on their laptops 30,000 feet above the North Atlantic.

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company offers high-speed Internet access on 133 planes and more than 170 routes daily. Connexion by Boeing is also a travel sponsor of the TransAtlantic Showdown, a gaming event that pits some of the best American online video gamers against Europe's gaming elite.

There will be online coverage of the airborne event, with video, audio, blogs and still photos of the action being transmitted to the ground using the Connexion by Boeing service. To get an insiders glimpse, visit http://www.connexionbyboeing.com/ and look for the "TransAtlantic Showdown," or at http://www.ggl.com/.

"We believe this is a first, having online video game champions playing live while a mile-high above the earth," said Connexion by Boeing Vice President of Marketing and Direct Sales, David Friedman. "As we approach our two-year anniversary of offering in-flight Internet access to passengers, we think this is a unique way to showcase that being online in a plane isn't all about email and business productivity -- it's also about being enabled to pursue your passions in the air, in this case online video gaming."

Connexion is partnering with SAS and Intel to give video gamers this one-of-kind in-flight experience while they travel from Europe to the March 24-26 Showdown event in New York at the Time Warner Center, where tournament competition will be featured on Intel(R) Centrino(R) Duo Technology based laptops.

While on the SAS flight, gamers will be able to practice their skills and post photos and comments to their blogs about the in-flight gaming experience. Once on the ground, the teams will officially compete for more than $100,000 in cash and prizes in four online games: Counter-Strike 1.6 (5v5), Quake 4 Team Deathmatch (4v4), Quake 4 Duel (1v1), and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne (2v2).

About Connexion by Boeing

Connexion by Boeing is, for the third year running, the recipient of the World Travel Award for World's Leading High-Speed In-flight Internet Services Provider. In 2005 IDC wireless services analysts named Connexion by Boeing as one of the wireless companies to watch. Connexion by Boeing also is the recipient of Network Magazine's Innovation Awards 2005 honor for "Product Breakthrough." Through a broadband connection to an equipped airplane, high-speed Internet, data and entertainment connectivity is delivered directly to travelers in flight. The Connexion by Boeing service is available today on flights offered by Lufthansa, SAS, Japan Airlines, ANA, Singapore Airlines, China Airlines, Korean Air, Etihad Airways, Asiana Airlines and El Al Israel Airlines. In addition, Austrian Airlines has announced plans to offer the Connexion by Boeing service on its long-range airplanes in the near future. Connexion by Boeing also offers a high-speed connectivity solution for the business aviation market and has announced Teekay Shipping as its launch customer for the maritime market. For more information, please visit http://www.connexionbyboeing.com/ .

ABOUT THE GLOBAL GAMING LEAGUE

Global Gaming League (GGL) is a worldwide leader in organized competitive online and live video game tournaments and events (V-Sports). GGL services its worldwide community of videogame enthusiasts via its state-of-the-art online gaming network, led by its destination website GGL.com, its year-round live videogame events, and by providing a broad array of gaming-oriented services and content of deep interest to our global community of video gamers. Through these offerings, GGL creates an immersive entertainment experience for a rapidly growing community of connected gamers. For more information, visit http://www.ggl.com/.

Media Contact: Terrance Scott, Connexion by Boeing, +1-206-655-9350