The King of In-Flight Technology Is…

by Vanessa Quirk

The next frontier in in-flight technology?

Wi-fi.

As the airlines struggle to keep afloat, a few have decided to forge ahead and trick-out their jumbo jets with the latest technology in the hopes of luring back loyal customers. So far, Lufthansa has announced that their flights will have internet connectivity by mid-2010, and Virgin America is right on their heels, saying that their fleet should have in-flight wi-fi by 2011.

But the king of in-flight technology? Emirates, an airline that already allows you to check your email and SMS through a dial-up connection, is not only looking to provide wi-fi to their flyers, but also to pioneer the use of cell phones in flight.

Yup, it seems that by 2011, there’s going to be nowhere you can go to escape technology. Great for you obsessive email checkers out there – not so great when you have to listen to your seat-mate’s entire phone conversation 18,000 feet over the Atlantic…

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