To connect or not to connect? United Airlines recently confirmed that in-flight web access would begin in 2012, using a different breed of Internet, that it. Passengers of other airlines have had Internet access for quite some time. Virgin Atlantic, American, AirTran, and Delta all offer in-flight Internet access but it is either chargeable to flyers or not available during long haul flights. This is because most of them use systems like Gogo, which transmits signals to the aircrafts from the ground. Geographically speaking, Gogo’s wireless capabilities are limited.  But United Airlines has forged ahead of the great airl... read more