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RSS flights aircraftUnited to take off with in-flight Wi-Fi
News If that is received, the airline will initially offer the Wi-Fi service only on domestic US flights on the 757-200 but plans to eventually make it available on all domestic and international flights. Lufthansa has offered an in-flight wireless... [23 Jun 2005]
Ericsson crafts in-flight mobile network
News As shown by the flurry of comments filed recently with the Federal Communications Commission, there is a consensus building to relax rules that, since 1991, have banned mobile phone use on US commercial flights. [14 Jun 2005]
Boeing turns on in-flight TV feed
News This summer the company will start offering as many as five TV channels via its satellite-linked feeds, including BBC World, CNBC, EuroNews, Eurosportsnews and MSNBC, on select Singapore Airlines flights. [18 May 2005]
Gates buys into $400m aircraft start-up
News Designed for flights of about 300 miles to 600 miles, the plane, which will sell for $1.3m, will likely be used by companies promoting on-demand flight services. Aircraft like the Eclipse 500, however, will eventually change the way planes are made. [24 Mar 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Mobile myth busting
Comment Without exception, mobile phones must be turned off during airplane flights. The 2.4GHz 0.1W radiation for the Wi-Fi equipment is sure to be equally or even more risky for aircraft systems than a 0.9GHz 0.5W signal from a mobile. [12 Aug 2004]
Group sets up high-flying broadband subsidiary
News The new company will develop a system to allow airline passengers to make wireless calls on their own mobiles during flights. This gives a potential market of between $5bn and $8bn, says the US aircraft maker. [22 Jul 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Fly high Wi-Fi
Comment At $30 per long-haul flight (or a planned $20 or so for long-haul flights under six hours - mid-haul, perhaps? Lufthansa is crowing about its rollout of wireless net access inside its aircraft. Lufthansa has gained some cachet by being the first... [02 Jun 2004]
Boeing in-flight Wi-Fi takes off next month
News If work hangs heavy over your head and you don't fancy the movie, you can have unlimited access on flights lasting over six hours for $29.95. For short-haul flights, three to six hours, the cost is $19.95. [26 Mar 2004]
Conflict Probe Operational Evaluation and Benefits Assessment
White Paper The paper analyzes these results to describe how Conflict Probe can help reduce the restrictions that are imposed on flights. However, even in today’s structured air traffic control environment, human limitations in the rate and accuracy with which... [25 Feb 2004]
Airlines told to catch wireless cabin fever
News By linking the aircraft via satellite, passengers would be able to use laptops, PDAs and for the first time, mobile phones, which have been an absolute no-no on flights due to fears of interference with planes dials and navigation systems. [24 Sep 2003]
In-flight internet deal brings Boeing closer to global coverage
News Boeing has tested the scheme since January and has been running the Connexion product on Lufthansa and British Airways' transatlantic and European flights for three months. Connexion by Boeing has signed definitive service contracts with Lufthansa... [02 Sep 2003]
In-flight Wi-Fi system safe and raring to go, Boeing claims
News The market for wireless LANs that can be used on flights appears to be set to take off and is a natural extension of Wi-Fi offerings in terminals and other public places. Connexion by Boeing, who have for two years operated a 737-400 testbed... [01 Aug 2003]
'Cabin crew prepare for broadband'
News Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing have announced that after the recent completion of trials for broadband access on Lufthansa flights, the airline will make the service available starting in 2004 on its fleet of about 80 long-haul aircraft... [28 May 2003]
Lufthansa sticks by broadband in the sky goals
News For the past three months, passengers on 140 Lufthansa flights have been able to use their laptops to access the internet at broadband speeds. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is a major investor in Tenzing, which develops in-flight messaging services. [25 Apr 2003]
Boeing takes wraps off in-flight net access
News Each international-bound plane flies approximately 700 flights a year, Carson estimated. Internet service for flights within the US will cost less, said Carson, but planes on domestic routes can complete five or more flights a day. [07 Feb 2003]
