Alaska Air Goes Wi-FI

Alaska Air "will test a system from Row 44, a provider of broadband communication for airlines, on a Boeing 737 in spring 2008," and depending upon results, it plans to equip its 114-aircraft fleet.

This technology will allow passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as laptop computers, PDAs, smartphones and portable gaming systems to have high-speed access to the Internet, e-mail, virtual private networks and stored in-flight entertainment content.