Alaska Airline launches a trial service employing a satellite-to-plane Wi-Fi system to provide in-flight broadband for laptops, PDAs and other mobile and wireless Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Along with providing Wi-Fi connections for passengers, Row 44’s satellite-based technology also provides the airlines with a broadband link for operational data.
– Alaska Airlines joined the industry race to add in-flight
Wi-Fi service Feb. 26, debuting the service on a handful of Boeing 737-700s.
The service is initially being offered for free on flights between Seattle and San Jose, Calif.

After the trial period, Alaska Airlines said it would determine …