The Gogo service from Aircell, which uses ground-to-air signals to bring Internet-laden Wi-Fi to domestic flights, is coming to 13 Boeing 757 plans run by United Airlines in the second half of 2009. The flights will be between JFK in New York and either Los Angeles or San Francisco. As is typical with Gogo service, flights over 3 hours long are charged $12.95 per session, flat. Whether more flights get Gogo service will be based on customer feedback.

This is the fifth North American airline to get Gogo on select flights, after American, Delta, Virgin America, and Air Canada. Gogo supports VPN access for corporate users, and just about anything else you can do over the Internet, though voice over IP (VoIP) services are blocked--so your yakking won't disturb those other passengers with screaming children or loud snoring (is it obvious I just had a couple of bad flights?)