SAS signs with Connexion to put broadband in planes: Unlimited service will cost $30 to $35 per flight, in line with Lufthansa's tests, and SAS flies quite a few long-haul flights out of the country. They'll first equip trans-Atlantic and Asian route planes.
During the 802.11 Planet conference last week, I polled various experts and attendees on United's plan to follow the JetDirect route which would cost nearly as much as Connexion while offering email access only through a JetConnect Web-based mail client. (A few reports also indicate that POP might be supported but only through an onboard proxy that makes the connection to your mail server.)
I wondered if I'd missed part of the story in that most corporations won't allow email access except through a VPN tunnel, and, no, all of the people I spoke to said JetConnect wouldn't fly: none of them, their customers, their colleagues, their bosses would be allowed (or even able) to use such a client.