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United Airlines announces in-flight Wi-Fi

Link reference:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-united-wi-fi,1,6312356.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

The Good News:
"The Federal Aviation Administration will let United's parent, Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based UAL Corp., install the cabin equipment necessary to provide wireless Internet connection to passengers and crew members on U.S. domestic flights. United becomes the first domestic airline to get FAA approval that allows passengers to surf the Internet while riding through the sky."

The Bad News:
"United Airlines and Verizon, which already provides airfone capabilities for the carrier, said it must still get approval from the Federal Communications Commission before the new service can officially launch."

Baby steps, people. Baby steps. Or as Seth Godin calls them ... "soft innovations."