Gogo and Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a Japan Airlines (JAL) group company, announced a partnership that brings Augmented Reality (AR) to all of JTA’s flights. The Gogo in-cabin network enabled the AR program on JTA, launching this industry-milestone on mobile devices inflight, Oct. 1. Gogo augmented reality

“At Gogo, we are focused on bringing more innovation to our airline partners and their passengers,” said Blane Boynton, SVP Product Management at Gogo. “We’re excited to join forces with JTA to bring this new passenger experience to the sky.”

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Gogo optimized the AR content for inflight use which included hosting the files locally so that no additional applications were required for the AR experience. Gogo and JTA built a seamless AR experience where passengers simply connect to Gogo, click the AR banner on their mobile device, and follow one of the five AR stories inflight.

Gogo’s products and services are installed on thousands of aircraft operated by the leading global commercial airlines and thousands of private aircraft, including those of the largest fractional ownership operators. Gogo is headquartered in Chicago, Ill., with additional facilities in Broomfield, Colo., and locations across the globe.

Japan Airlines Co., also known as Nikkō (日航), is an international airline and Japan’s flag carrier, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport, as well as Osaka’s Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport. JAL group companies include Japan Airlines, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, and Ryukyu Air Commuter for domestic feeder services, and JAL Cargo for cargo and mail services.

JAL group operations include scheduled and unscheduled international and domestic passenger and cargo services to 220 destinations in 35 countries worldwide, including codeshares.