United Airlines is the first US airline to "win Federal Aviation Administration approval to equip its planes with technology that provides Wi-Fi, a short-range signal used for connecting laptop computers to the Internet." So far, approval is only for their B757-200 aircraft but they plan to extend capability to all their planes.
American Airlines is said to be in a similar planning phase. German airline Lufthansa (I love saying that word!) is already Wi-Fi equipped. One of our favorites, Virgin Atlantic, will get on board soon too (although they already have the best entertainment options of any airline we've been on;) the airline says that Wi-Fi will be "commonplace" on its flights within the next five years. Woo!
We're so stoked. Read this. Gone are the days of misery during a five-hour flight where an uncomfortable half-nap on a stranger and a cheesy menu of in-flight movies are the best options for entertainment.
"Wireless crapability, that speaks for itself." - Gob, Arrested Development
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