Qantas been sucked into an American airlines porn row with the Aussie icon now banning live internet access on their A380 planes.

Instead Qantas will deliver a cached service after it was revealed that customers on American Airlines were accessing porn sites much to the angst of flight attendants and other American airline passengers.

American Airlines, started offering passengers full in-flight broadband internet access on its Boeing 767-200 planes for $US12.95 a flight in August and within days the log files revealed that one of the hottest categories accessed was porn sites.

According to the SMH a Qantas spokeswoman said the internet plans had been paired back due to "logistical and regulatory issues" encountered by its connectivity provider, OnAir. The airline said the full internet service was now scheduled to be available "later in 2009".

Qantas has also said that they will launch new technology on its domestic fleet which allows customers to access in-flight SMS and email from their mobile phones. International Qantas customers will also able to book their seat and issue a boarding pass from their office or home.