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Google And Virgin America To Offer Free WiFi During The Holidays

Virgin America has partnered with Google to offer free in-flight WiFi to all of its passengers during the holidays. From November 10 to January 15, 2010, passengers on all Virgin America flights will be able to access email, shop online and visit social networks free of charge. In May Virgin became the first airline to offer Gogo Inflight Internet service on every flight.

American Expands In-Flight Internet Service

American Airlines is continuing with its planned expansion of its in-flight Internet service the company announced today. The Wi-Fi service is now available on 100 MD-80 aircraft, which is two-thirds of the 150 Gogo installations scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. American says it was one year ago today that it launched its Gogo in-flight Internet service on 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft on nonstop flights between New York JFK and San Francisco, Los Angles, and Miami.

AirTran To Offer Internet Service On All Flights

AirTran Airways announced Tuesday that it will offer passengers wireless broadband Internet access on every flight. The discount carrier is partnering with Aircell to offer passengers inflight Internet service on its entire fleet of Boeing 737 and 717 aircraft. AirTran says all 136 of its jets will be equipped with Gogo Inflight Internet service by mid-summer.

American Expands In-Flight Internet Service

American Airlines announced today that it is expanding its Gogo in-flight Internet service to more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years. American first launched the in-flight Internet service last August on 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft on nonstop flights between New York JFK and San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami. American says it will install the Aircell system on its MD-80 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft fleets, beginning with 150 MD-80 aircraft this year.

United Adding Inflight Internet

United Airlines announced it will being offering inflight Internet service to passengers on board its p.s. transcontinental route between New York and California starting in the second half of 2009.United will be using Aircell's Gogo Inflight Internet service which will allow customers to surf the Web, check email, and send instant messages. The service will be available to customers traveling in all classes for a flat fee of $12.95.

The American In-Flight Internet Revolution?

In-flight broadband Internet access in reaching full swing for American Airlines. The airline has announced that it is "marking the beginning of the next wireless revolution."  A bit overstated perhaps. They're offering in-flight Internet access at $12.95 a flight.

Google, Yahoo Sued By Tanzanian Tribesman

It's pretty well known in these parts (these United – well, sort of – States) where Google and Yahoo got their names. Google derives from a butchering of googol, a number, an apt moniker for the mathematical types that conceived it; Yahoo, well, everybody between these two shores knows what a yahoo is or has shouted one.