Virgin America plans to become the latest airline to offer in-flight Wi-Fi Internet.
The service, named as Gogo, lets passengers browse the Web, use e-mail and instant messaging, download video and connect to secure networks through three wireless access points on the plane.
The San Francisco-based carrier has scheduled the service for one Airbus A320 aircraft, joining American Airlines as the only carriers in the world to offer full Internet access.
With two carriers offering the service commercially, in-flight Internet is making a serious comeback after a two-year period of dormancy.
If Virgin America’s test flight is deemed successful after about a week of flying, the airline will expand the service to 24 other planes in its fleet by mid-2009.