Will there be wireless Internet available on your next American Airlines flight? Until today, there hasn’t been a surefire way to find out before arrival at the gate. With only 165 planes in the fleet enabled, it’s been a guessing game at best. But today American Airlines announced a nifty little wi-fi widget that will tell you whether your flight offers the service up to 24 hours before departure.

Free holiday wi-fi offers are popping up faster than you can open a browser window. Here's a roundup of current offers:

Free in-flight wi-fi offers have been flying around a lot lately, but today Virgin America announced one of the best deals we’ve heard yet. In a move sponsored by Google, the airline will offer wi-fi free of charge to all passengers through Jan. 15, 2010.
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Speaking of free in-flight wireless Internet access, here's more: While American Airlines is offering free access to passengers on its Internet-enabled planes next week, AirTran is going a step further.

Through the end of the year, first-time Gogo inflight Internet users can log-on for free during any AirTran flight (the entire fleet is equipped with the service) with the promo code airtrantrygogo.

That's save you between $5.95 and $12.95, depending on your flight's length.

Flying American Airlines next week? Free in-flight wi-fi can be yours on any American Airlines aircraft equipped with wireless Internet between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7, 2009. Of course, like any savvy traveler, you've got to come prepared. Luckily, the prep needed won't weigh you down - it's a simple promo code, and it will save you the $12.95 charge for use of the service (you can check out all of Gogo's pricing options here).

Just enter the promo code 2010LEXUSLS when you access Gogo Inflight Internet service on wi-fi-enabled flights next week, and you'll be able to surf for free.