United Continental Holdings between 2012 and 2015 will outfit its entire mainline fleet with wireless Internet access,

the company announced. Most U.S. carriers have focused inflight Wi-Fi efforts on domestic routes, due to air-to-ground connectivity limitations, but United and Continental claimed an agreement to use a Panasonic-powered satellite system "will provide connectivity on flights worldwide." Continental previously announced plans to launch next year Wi-Fi onboard 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft in conjunction with JetBlue subsidiary LiveTV.