Continental Teaming Up with JetBlue for In-Flight WiFi
You know what? Why don't we just assume everyone except US Airways is going to test out in-flight WiFi this year? Continental is the latest carrier to jump on the bandwagon. The airline will partner with JetBlue's subsidiary LiveTV to offer, ahem, live TV and airborne email and IM.
Don't expect to be pecking away at the keys soon, though. The system will appear on Boeing 737s and 757s beginning in January 2009. Access will be free in first class; suckers in coach will pay $6 to watch TV.
Honestly, we're getting a little tired of these breathless announcements. It's cool that everyone's getting on-board with the concept, but so far the only real testing we've heard about was on Beta Blue. It didn't go so well. When one of these airlines finally manages to get us liveblogging from 35,000 feet, then we'll get excited.
Related Stories:
· Continental to Add Live TV and Email [Airline Biz Blog]
· In-Flight WiFi coverage [Jaunted]
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