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Curious about when the airlines will have online access from mid-air?

Check out and add to this list of in-flight internet plans from the major airlines.


Airline
Technology
Pricing
Plans
American Airlines
source: MobileMagazine
AirCell 802.11 a/b/g
Three towers mounted on the exterior of the plane, beaming to ground stations in the U.S.
Not yet announced (fee expected) Announced for 2008 testing on a Boeing 767-200 serving primarily transcontinental routes
Lufthansa
source: Engadget
T-Mobile Europe



Qantas
sources:source: TrustedReviews
Web/email access on built-in screens
Ethernet and USB ports in each seat
ONAIR connectivity
Connection speed may be as low as 432kbps shared by whole plane
Unlimited IM: $5
Web email: $8
Data: ?
Announced for August 2008 on all Airbus 380's
Announced for February 2008 on 747-400's
Virgin American
source: Gizmodo and O'Reilly
Wifi and In-seat Ethernet.
Unknown whether/when it will be internet-enabled vs. just making Virgin content available.
In-seat 120V AC power
? Announced for A319's and A320's.A320's "sometime in 2008"