Delta Airlines has begun rolling out an in-flight Wi-Fi service called Gogo. The broadband Internet access, first available on shuttles between New York, Boston and Washington, will be available on most flights in the continental United States later this year.

The agreement with the service provider, Aircell, includes plans to equip the Northwest fleet (recently folded into Delta as a subsidiary) late in the year

 

If you just can't stand the down time when you're up in the air, you may want to route yourself on Delta for upcoming flights. But there's no reason to think the airline will be alone in this field for long.