On June 30, Virgin America airlines announced that it teamed up with Google Inc. to offer guests the opportunity to ‘test-fly’ Google’s new Chromebook for free onboard their flight and at select airport gates.

From July 1 to September 30, 2011, Virgin America flyers have an exclusive chance to check out a Chromebook at their departure airport gate and take the new notebook computer out for a spin onboard select Virgin America flights. Flyers who check out a Chromebook will receive a free WiFi session onboard Virgin America via the Gogo network. Virgin America was the first airline to offer fleetwide WiFi, so Chromebook users on all Virgin America flights can surf the web for free at 35,000 feet.

“Our goal has always been to use the best in technology to reinvent the travel experience—and help bring some fun back to flying,” said Porter Gale, Vice President of Marketing for Virgin America. “As another California company known for connecting people in new ways, Google has been a key partner with us from our very first flights in 2007—powering the interactive Google maps onboard our Red entertainment platform. We’re delighted to team up with Google yet again in a way that keeps our guests entertained and connected—in both the physical and virtual clouds.”

Details on airport Chrome zones and more promotion are available on the Virgin America web site.

Virgin America and Ace Hotel are also launched a ‘Get Away with a Chromebook’ sweepstakes via Facebook for one lucky winner to get a free Chromebook and fly with a guest to New York for a two-night stay at The Ace Hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The winner will also receive a 30-day pass to use Aircell Gogo WiFi Internet service onboard Virgin America.

In addition, Google and Virgin America are jointly developing a ‘Virgin America Traveler’ Chrome app to download for free in July at the Chrome Web Store. The app will help travelers gear up and get inspired for upcoming trips by allowing users to select their packing essentials on the fly and even brainstorm their next trip using UrbanDaddy’s insider recommendations on where to go, what to see and what to do in select Virgin America cities.