Passengers on JetBlue will soon be able to use e-mail and instant messaging, thanks to a new onboard wireless network the airline will begin testing next week. Details won’t be officially announced until Tuesday, but JetBlue has outfitted one of its Airbus A320 planes — now dubbed “BetaBlue” — with an air-to-ground system featuring wireless hotspots throughout the craft, Sebastian White, a spokesperson for the Forest Hills, N.Y.-based airline, told TechNewsWorld. BetaBlue will make its first flight on Tuesday from San Francisco to New York and back, White said.
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WiFi Service Ready for Takeoff on JetBlue
Posted by: Katherine Noyes December 7, 2007 11:30 AMPassengers on JetBlue will soon be able to use e-mail and instant messaging, thanks to a new onboard wireless network the airline will begin testing next week. Details won’t be officially announced until Tuesday, but JetBlue has outfitted one of its Airbus A320 planes — now dubbed “BetaBlue” — with an air-to-ground system featuring wireless hotspots throughout the craft, Sebastian White, a spokesperson for the Forest Hills, N.Y.-based airline, told TechNewsWorld. BetaBlue will make its first flight on Tuesday from San Francisco to New York and back, White said.