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RSS RyanairBritish Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News BA's low-budget rival RyanAir also has plans to put mobile connectivity across its fleet. Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold turkey from tomorrow. On Tuesday, BA will go live... [28 Sep 2009]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News Wireless web access is already available or soon to be deployed, across a number of airlines including BA and Ryanair, both of which use a system from OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and Sita. Airlines should scrap... [03 Jul 2009]
In-flight mobiles takes off in EU
News The European Union today welcomed the swift take up of in-flight comms by airlines Ryanair, TAP and bmi, just a year after the European Commission created rules allowing for the safe use of phones on planes across... [02 Apr 2009]
All Ryanair planes to offer mobile calls by 2010
News By 2010, passengers on all Ryanair planes will be able to make calls and send SMSes during their flights. From today, more than 20 planes flying to and from Dublin will take to the skies offering travellers mile-high... [19 Feb 2009]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News The deal with Shenzhen is the third such agreement OnAir has secured that covers an airline's whole fleet - following a pact signed last summer with low-cost carrier Ryanair and an agreement in June this year with AirAsia. [03 Sep 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News No-frills airline Ryanair will be the first fleet deployment of the technology across its Boeing 737 planes. The launch of in-flight mobile services by several airlines had been hit by delays in the award of the safety... [19 Jun 2007]
In-flight texts to take off in the US?
News The movement to make mile-high mobiles a reality is gathering pace at other airlines too - Ryanair is planning to allow mobile access on all its flights by mid-2007 and Australian national carrier Qantas has been given... [25 Apr 2007]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News The certification delays have also hit the in-flight mobile plans of BMI and Ryanair. No-frills airline Ryanair had been due to launch a trial this summer but will now only start installing the in-flight... [18 Apr 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in mobile and wireless
News Connexion shut its doors in August but since then, others have been falling over themselves to start selling airborne mobile connectivity, including Air France, BMI and Ryanair. It also saw the launch of mobile TV, some... [15 Dec 2006]
Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang
News A number of airlines have announced their decision to provide mobile connectivity in recent months, including Aussie airline Qantas and budget carrier Ryanair. Emirates has become the latest airline to announce it will... [09 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.11.06
Round-Up The Round-Up just hopes they all have the volume turned up and shout whenever they win something.just on the off chance the Round-Up ever has to take a Ryanair flight (which would presumably mean any other mode of... [03 Nov 2006]
Ryanair gambles on internet bingo in the sky
News Ryanair is planning to launch online bingo and gaming on its flights next year following the introduction of in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers. Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones and... [02 Nov 2006]
Mobile calls allowed on half of all airlines by 2008
News The in-flight use of mobile phones by passengers on short-haul airlines in Europe is expected to be approved by telecoms regulators by the end of this year and UK airline BMI has already signed up for trials of a satellite-based... [01 Nov 2006]
Break in Connexion from December
News Both Ryanair and Qantas revealed in August they are planning to offer mobile connectivity in some aircraft. Connexion by Boeing, the soon to be defunct in-flight wi-fi service, has announced to customers that its last... [13 Oct 2006]
'G'day mate': In-flight mobile goes Down Under
News After Ryanair's launch earlier this week, in-flight mobility has now travelled Down Under. Australia's national carrier Qantas has announced it's signing up with local mobile operator Telstra, as well as AeroMobile and... [31 Aug 2006]
