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The New Era of Inflight Connectivity Is Here: Connexion by Boeing and Lufthansa Announce the World Premiere of Airborne Internet

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), and Lufthansa German Airlines today announced that passengers on LH 452, flying on May 17, 2004 from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles, Calif., will be the first in the world to experience real-time, WiFi-based, high-speed Internet connectivity on a commercial flight route.

The Connexion by BoeingSM service comes to life in partnership with Lufthansa's FlyNet® portal onboard Lufthansa's A340-300 aircraft. Via the FlyNet® portal travelers get free updates to current news, travel information, shopping possibilities and frequent flyer details, whereas the Connexion by Boeing fee-based service allows travelers to surf the Worldwide Web, send and receive emails with attachments and set up a secure data connection via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to their corporate intranets or mail servers.

"In close partnership with Lufthansa, our global launch customer, we have now achieved our shared vision of giving the Internet wings," said Connexion by Boeing President Scott Carson. "This is the historical first step for Connexion by Boeing to use available technology to affordably enhance the way people on the move communicate, work and entertain themselves."

Connexion by Boeing will offer the service to passengers for a flat rate of US $29.95 dollars for the entire flight or a metered option of US $9.95 for 30 minutes and 25 cents per minute thereafter.

The Connexion by Boeing service has been installed so far on 5 aircraft in Lufthansa's long-haul fleet. Lufthansa has committed to install the service on all of the airline's long-haul aircraft and will offer real-time, high-speed connectivity to passengers traveling on all long-haul routes from Munich and Frankfurt by 2006.

Connexion by Boeing, recipient of the 2003 World Travel Award for World's Leading High-Speed In-flight Internet Services Provider, brings high-speed Internet, data and entertainment connectivity to travelers via a broadband connection to the aircraft. Connexion by Boeing has definitive agreements with Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System, Japan Airlines, ANA and Kingdom Holding Co. to equip their long-haul aircraft with the service. In addition, Singapore Airlines, China Airlines and Korean Air have announced their intent to install the Connexion by Boeing system on their long-range aircraft. Connexion by Boeing also offers a high-speed connectivity solution for the business aviation and maritime markets. For more information or to subscribe to the Connexion by Boeing e-newsletter, please visit the Connexion by Boeing website.

Forward-Looking Information is Subject to Risk and Uncertainty
Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Because actual results could differ materially from our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in this news release with caution.

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For further information:
Terrance Scott
Connexion by Boeing
office: 206-655-9350
mobile: +206.571-8070
terrance.scott@boeing.com
Elissaveta Ivanova
Connexion by Boeing, Europe
office: +44 207 747 5533
mobile: +44 7764 179 888
Michael Lamberty
Corporate Communications
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
+49 69 696 - 3600
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