Boeing’s Connexion in-flight wi-fi service is going to be phased out by the company, and no other companies have agreed to buy the service that many thought would usher in a new era of web-surfing at 30,000 feet. Only a few airlines offer the service (Singapore, Lufthansa) and, even then, only on select long-haul flights. I was reading a Wall Street Journal story about Connexion’s demise that quoted representatives from airlines offering the service describing the average number of users per flight to be “in the low single digits.” That boggles my mind. I would soooo being using the service if given the chance. Ah well. It’s a setback in the molasses-paced march toward in-flight wi-fi. But who knows, perhaps Boening’s exit will prompt new players to enter the game. And maybe, just maybe, the new players will be able to pull off what Boeing could not…

For more information about Connexion, check out Dis-Connexion: A Small Embarrassment for Boeing’s McNerney via Forbes.com.