Here are the details on the wireless spectrum auction held by the FCC. Some of the winners are JetBlue – yes the airline and AirCell who supplies private jets with wireless broadband equipment at the moment.
Read JetBlue snags license for air-to-ground wireless service for more details.
Read JetBlue snags license for air-to-ground wireless service for more details.



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Something interesting to note when considering airplanes and bandwidth is this presentation by Boeing about routing connectivity to airplanes using BGP.
Presentation available here: http://cgi.apnic.net/meetings/19/programme/minutes/routing.html#2