Remember broadband on planes? When it was first announced it seemed to be the business users dream (if they could take a laptop on board!).

Boeing are now ditching Connexion after failing to interest enough airlines in the scheme even though airlines such as Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, and Singapore Airlines took up the service.

Boeing reportedly spent an estimated $1bn developing the service, but post 9/11 security worries as well as the high costs of the service ($10 for the first hour or $27 for 24 hours) sounded it's death knell.