United Continental Holdings to expand Wi-Fi service to more than 200 aircraft

United Continental Holdings announced its wholly owned subsidiary Continental Airlines has executed a letter of intent with inflight entertainment provider LiveTV to offer inflight Wi-Fi via Ka-band beginning next year. The company plans to offer the service on more than 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft equipped with DIRECTV, providing onboard connectivity and more than 95 channels of live television programming to customers flying within the continental United States.