jetBlue plans to provide Internet Access at 35,000 ft

" Frequent fliers may remember that some overseas airlines, including Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines once offered a satellite-based Internet service. But that service was discontinued at the end of 2006, mostly because the gear was expensive and took far too long to install.

JetBlue is poised to become the first U.S. airline to test in-flight Internet service. They're testing one plane that allows access to Yahoo e-mail and instant messaging, plus some BlackBerry access.

But JetBlue is not the only airline trying to bring the Internet to the skies. Starting next year, American Airlines and Virgin America are expected to be the first carriers to allow full broadband Internet access in planes."
by Cyrus Farivar

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