By the end of next year a handful of commercial airlines such as Frontier, Ryanair (nasdaq: RYAAY - news - people ), Air France (nyse: AKH - news - people )-KLM and Virgin America plan to begin offering passengers the ability to send e-mail and text messages, download music and play online slots. By 2011 an estimated 40% of all commercial aircraft will come with broadband connectivity, either via satellite or to the ground, predicts avionics research firm Freesky Research.
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