Jet Blue has announced plans to provide FREE Yahoo IM and email to passengers that have Wi-Fi-enabled electronic devices. They're calling the test run "BetaBlue" and hosting it on domestic flights in the Airbus A320.

If you own a Crackberry, you'll also be able to feed your addiction thanks to a partnership between JetBlue and RIM.

LiveTV is providing the bandwidth - the same guys that give us access to DirectTV and XM radio channels while on board. If all goes well (and we hope it does), JetBlue will expand the WiFi to other aircrafts and provide access to additional service providers aside from Yahoo (Google, please).

I can't wait for the day when long flights become productive. Who wants to take a nap or read a book? Give me the Internet all day, every day. 24/7 baby.

Side Note ---
American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines will begin offering in-flight Web service over the next few months for approximately $10 per flight.