Airlines get ready to test fledging Wi-Fi in flight

From Macworld.com:

In-flight Wi-Fi will eventually take off for passengers aboard some U.S. airlines, but it won’t happen before months of testing and slow rollouts of the wireless service.

American Airlines will have one of the largest deployments, with a formal test expected to start “in the coming weeks,” a spokeswoman said. The test will be performed on 15 jets and will run for as long as six months. Southwest Airlines , Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Jet Blue also have limited tests or projects underway.

Some airlines have already announced that pricing will be roughly in line with what it might cost to connect to a Wi-Fi network in an airport for a day—about $10 to $12. American has stated that its wireless service will cost $12.95 for flights that are three hours or longer.