MacBook Air looses connection progressively faster

My MBA has been having problems maintaing the wireless connection. When I turn the computer on, I might be able to keep it going up to 30 minutes, but it seems to me that it gets worse as it warms up. I've tried propping it up so that it has some ventilation and it seemed to help, but at this point I am not sure.
Originally I thought it was my wireless connection that it was failing, but I spent one hour and 47 minutes with my IP yesterday trouble shooting the connection and their conclusion was that it had to be something about airport and I am inclined to agree with them.
Anybody else that is experiencing the problem getting worse the longer you have the computer on?

Sea Air,
The reason I ask about your location is the problem is possibly wireless interference in your home/office. Often times when troubleshooting wireless it's important to isolate the location you're connecting as the problem. For example...
In my home I have Comcast cable high-speed internet and my AirPort Extreme Base Station. I'm 13-15 feet from the base station with direct line-of-sight to the router. My connectivity over WiFi is 30% slower versus if I hard wire to the same router. Occasionally, I'll even lose signal if my neighbor is online (he only has his router on when he's at home and connected). However if I take that same machine to a local Apple store with no wireless interference the machine is 40% faster (obviously the store's connection is faster) and I never lose speed or connectivity.
So with all that being said, it's possible that the connectivity is interference based. What sort of protection are you using on the router you're connecting to? WEP? WPA? WPA2? Open?
From my experience you'll want to avoid WEP as your encryption type and if you're using a 3rd party router like a Netgear or Linksys you'll also want to disable any of the "gimmick" features like Range Extender and Speed Boost. I've found that Macs don't play well with those enabled.
Lastly, you can download an application called iStumbler98 (from VersionTracker.com or Google it). Run that application and you'll be able to see all the various networks in your area and the channels they're operating on. If you're all on the same channel (routers that is), you might want to consider changing your router's channel as that often times can greatly assist.
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