Thursday, February 11, 2010

Southwest to Install Wi-Fi on Planes

Southwest Airlines has finally decided to wire its Boeing 737 fleet for wireless Internet service after dabbling with the concept for two years.The big question: Will the discounter offer its Wi-Fi service for peanuts?Texas-based Southwest said Friday that it plans to begin outfitting its aircraft to handle Row 44's satellite-based broadband service by the second quarter of 2010.Southwest will install equipment on about 15 aircraft per month initially and gradually increase that rate to 25 planes per month. It estimates that Wi-Fi will be available on the more than 540 planes in its fleet by early 2012.Click here to read full story.Source: Julie Johnsson, Chicago Tribune

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