You know that Louis CK joke about Wi-Fi on aeroplanes? He says, “It’s fast, and I’m watching YouTube clips. It’s amazing — I’m on an aeroplane! And then it breaks down.… And the guy next to me goes, ‘This is bullshit.’” It’s so true.
When it comes to the rules of the air in Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) rule is law. Like all governing bodies, however, it can be influenced by the decisions of international bodies like the FAA in the US. So if the FAA eases up on in-flight gadget…
There’s nothing quite as magical as surfing the interwebs from cruising altitude, and now you can add American airline JetBlue to the list of airlines that will let you do it. The company’s new, punny service “Fly-Fi” will be showing up in planes later this year.