TRAVEL NEWS
At a glance: Wi-Fi in the friendly skies
Wireless skies
A new generation of equipment being developed for in-flight Internet connections is cheaper, lighter and easier to install on airplanes than the first-generation system developed by Boeing. Here is a comparison of one of the new systems being developed by Westlake Village-based Row 44 and the system dropped by Boeing in 2006.
Cost
Boeing: $500,000Row 44: $200,000
Time to implement
Boeing: More than one weekRow 44: Two days
Weight
Boeing: 1,000 poundsRow 44: 150 pounds
Passenger fee
Boeing: $20 to $30Row 44: $9 to $12
Supported Wi-Fi devices
Boeing: LaptopsRow 44: Laptops and handheld devices such as the BlackBerry.
Source: Internet research firm MultiMedia Intelligence
My weightless Van Nuys Valentine? A zero-gravity flight on Saturday
Attention, last-minute Valentine’s Day gift-seekers. For a chance to sweep that special som...
Read more »
Taking restless Southern California on vacation
Los Angeles Times e-mail newsletter, delivered every Thursday
wherever it appears.