Passengers may soon hear a new in-flight announcement: “You can now log on.” Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their planes.On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will begin offering a free e-mail and instant messaging service on one of its planes, while American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines plan to offer broader Web access in coming months, probably at a cost around $10 a flight.
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How Four Airlines Plan to Connect Fliers to the Web
In this overview of in-flight Internet capabilities, we take a look at what various airlines say they’ll be offering to their customers, which companies are building networks, and when we can expect to get full Web connections on planes.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140416/article.html
Web access and e-mail for some U.S. airlines
Passengers may soon hear a new in-flight announcement: “You can now log on.” Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their planes. Also includes a link to a PC World story.