Alaska Air Goes Wi-FI

Posted on September 18, 2007 at 7:37 am (PST)

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 [...]

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American Airlines WiFi in the Sky

Posted on August 1, 2007 at 1:54 pm (PST)

American Airlines is joining other carriers like Lufthansa and Qantas, to provide its passengers with WiFi access via AirCell.
Beginning with the Boeing 767-200 aircraft, which primarily fly transcontinental route, the service is an air-to-ground network.

“We understand that broadband connectivity is important to our business customers and others who want to use their PDAs and laptops [...]

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United Upgrades

Posted on July 25, 2007 at 10:52 am (PST)

United Airlines is upgrading passenger comfort with lie-flat seating, and the Business cabin gets cool gadgets like new 15.4-inch LCDs, a USB port, and an iPod adapter to let you charge your iPod and play your own music and videos on the seat’s entertainment unit. You will have 20 channels of "stored XM audio," with [...]

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