Skype in the sky?
By
Howard Wolinsky on April 1, 2008 in Business, In the news, Insight, Mobile.
A new service is coming that could have you online while you’re airborne.
It’s called Gogo. It’s a Wifi service that initially will make Internet access available this year for flights between the East and West Coasts on American Airlines and Virgin America.
I can see it now: Gogo users will be going online at 30,000 feet, checking e-mail, catching up on the news, playing games and buying shoes.
Gog's website doesn't address the possibilities of Internet calling. But an American Airlines announcement last year indicated Internet calling was on the no-fly list.
Still one can dream of placing Skype audio and video calls and IMing on board.
Note to Gogo: Don't forget those of us in the "flyover." And please consider Skype in the sky. We promise to be considerate of other passengers.



