Delta Promises In-Flight Wi-Fi in 2009

By Geoff Duncan
August 05, 2008

Delta has announced plans for fleet-wide in-flight Wi-Fi...and it'll start rolling out this fall, with all planes set up in the first half of 2009.

Delta Airlines has become the first major U.S. air carrier to announce plans for fleet-wide in-flight Wi-Fi service, promising to roll out broadband Wi-Fi on its entire 330-plane domestic fleet by the second half of 2009. Delta will be installing Aircell's Gogo system on its planes, enabling customers with notebook computers, PDAs, smartphones, and other Wi-Fi savvy devices to access the Internet…and, of course, services like corporate VPNs, business and personal email, and (we imagine) the odd Web site.

"Delta remains committed to providing a travel experience that maximizes the time our customers spend with us onboard by offering them even more productivity options," said Delta CEO Richard Anderson, in a statement. "Our customers asked for in-flight connectivity, and we're responding by ...

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