Wireless Access on Planes?

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You're sitting on the plane 2 hours into a gruelling 18 hourflight to Singapore. With a jaded sigh you turn wearily towardsthe couple sitting next to you, hoping to relieve the boredom bystarting a little conversation with your fellow passengers.

You're sitting on the plane 2 hours into a gruelling 18 hourflight to Singapore. With a jaded sigh you turn wearily towardsthe couple sitting next to you, hoping to relieve the boredom bystarting a little conversation with your fellow passengers. Earlier they had seemed friendly enough, but now only a fewcomplimentary G and Ts later, they're both snoring away like twodrunken lumberjacks.

Long haul flights suck, but not to worry there are usually a fewgood movies to watch that help pass the time right? With an expectant smile you flick through the entertainmentguide, wondering what "Widget Airlines" is offering this monthfor the amusement and delectation of their eager airlinepassengers.

Surely not! You stare down in abject disbelief at the B movietitles masquerading as an in flight entertainmentprogram.....

"Alan Quartermain and the Onyx caves of Klavos!!"

Followed by a Jackie Chan double bill.

Namely two King Fu/Shakespearean fusion movies entitled:

"The Fists of Shylock!!!" and "Enter the Hamlet!!!!"

You tear off your headphones and close the magazine withdisgust, then glance at your watch.....15 hours 55 minutes togo......Surely there must be something available to help you passthe time?

Your eyes fall longingly on your trusty notebook computer, safely tuckedaway in it's laptop case. If only you could surf the web. Youhave a ton of emails to reply to, and some new web sites to checkout.....That would help the journey pass quickly....

Well thanks to Singapore airlines the future of in flightentertainment is looking much brighter. The airline, inpartnership with Connexion by Boeing, have announced theinstallation of high speed internet service on their fleet oflong haul aeroplanes.

By 2005 passengers should be able to surf the net and watch liveinternational TV on their laptop computers. The company plans toinitially offer the service on its Singapore to London route inthe first quarter of 2005. Eventually they hope to expand theservice to selected flights worldwide.

German airline Lufthansa currently offer their Munich to LosAngeles passengers high speed internet access (via wirelessenabled laptops). China airlines, Japan airlines, Nipponairlines, Scandinavian airlines as well as Singapore airlineshave also signed up for the program.

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