Catherine Pickavet of our InternetNews.Com reported yesterday that Virgin America and AirCell are bringing WiFi to the skies in 2008.

This is great news. Hopefully this means that many other air carriers will follow suit. Many readers know that Boeing's Connexion service failed in tests with several international carriers in 2005-2006.

Based on the ingenuity of Richard Branson and the smarts of Virgin Atlantic and its new Virgin America, I would be willing to bet that the new WiFi endeavor will be a winner.

And on the subject of the new Virgin America: I cannot wait to try the new airline on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. The VA interiors are supposed to be marvelous. The airfares are relatively cheap. At the very least I can be assured of a clean plane compared to some of the extremely tired bangers I find flying with Delta, American and United. I took a hiatus on travel for a few weeks this summer but I am now gearing up for a variety of trips in the USA and around the world.