Calm, Cool and Connected - Internet Inflight

If you just must stay in touch via e-mail while on board, then there is good news on the horizon. Several airlines are beginning to provide internet options, to a varying degree. Let's take a look at a few of the players...

JetBlue and Yahoo got a head start on many of the airlines by offering internet service on its Beta Blue aircraft. It is just the one plane that offers connectivity, but they did start ahead of their competitors.

American Airlines made a huge splash onto the internet inflight offerings: American is the First Airline to Offer Full Inflight Internet in the U.S. on the Entire 767-200 Fleet. At about $13, it's not a bad deal at all if you need to stay connected, and especially if you have a transcontinental flight.

Delta Airlines is also poised to offer internet options in the near future as well.

The next year should lead to more airlines offering internet inflight.