Just a quickie today — reader Andrew Bruck asked about in-flight internet:

Is it technically possible to offer Skype on an aircraft? In the US it's common to use normal seat-back phones but they're not cheap. Any thoughts on that? You mention Eos and Silverjet who are breaking the mould with their service across the Atlantic and I wonder whether Skype could hook up with an airline and offer Skype in the sky? Or is that just pie in the sky?

While we all wish Skype was available right now on planes, I suspect we might have to wait a bit. However, there are some promising noises coming from the other side of the pond. 15 of American Airlines’ 767s will be equipped with gogo in-flight internet, though given the pricing structure announced yesterday it doesn’t look like it’ll be appearing on the transatlantic routes just yet. For those travelling on transcon flights in the US, however, it’ll be very exciting indeed. Andy Abramson, for one, seems to think so