Alaska Airlines to test Satellite Wi-Fi Next Year

According to AP, Alaska Airlines announced that it will be the first U.S. airline to test satellite-based Wi-Fi on one flight this coming spring. If it works, the service may be added to all of its flights. The Wi-Fi service will be available for notebooks as well as smartphones.

Alaska Airlines will test Row 44 Inc.'s technology and no pricing was released. [Dana Baggett]

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