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Article: Fly with the Internet, at your seat: airplane pioneer Boeing extends its aviation legacy with the Connexion network, which brings broadband-internet access directly to your passenger seat.(Special section: aerospace in the 21st century)(Cover Story)
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- December 25, 2003
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PICTURE THIS SCENE: You're crammed into a midrow seat on an airplane flying at 30,000 feet, en route to Europe or Asia eight or more hours hence. On your right is a screaming child who's already spilled food and crayons all over your lap. The man on your left has bad breath and worse body odor and has just launched into a detailed and comprehensive recounting of his mind-numbing life story. Plus, you've got hundreds of unviewed e-mails sitting on your corporate server from the last intercontinental trip you took, your Web site is staler than a year-old saltine, and the Ebay auction for that rare Joe Schlabotnik baseball card you bid on before you got on the plane ends in ...
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