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China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News The OnAir service will be installed across Shenzhen Airlines' full fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft by mid-2009. OnAir's service is also being trialled by Air France, the... [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. Air France will now be the first airline to install the GSM equipment on an... [19 Jun 2007]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News According to a Qantas spokesman, the three-month trial will involve a Boeing 767 plying domestic capital cities. Late last year, Emirates appointed the company to offer talk and text services for one of its... [23 Apr 2007]
Leader: In-flight connectivity is here stay
Leader Take, for example, the failure of Connexion, the broadband-in-the-sky venture from Boeing, and the subsequent failure of the airlines to find another supplier. The airlines are figuring out how to make the service... [09 Nov 2006]
Ryanair gives in-flight mobile access
News Earlier this month Boeing said it would close its loss-making, high-speed broadband communications service, Connexion, taking charges of up to $320m in the second half of 2006. Air... [30 Aug 2006]
Will broadband in the sky take off?
News As Boeing proved, paying more than $20 to keep in touch in the air didn't stimulate a market. Despite a high profile lift-off, Boeing's in-flight broadband venture has been grounded.... [23 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News The new signs are currently only applicable to Airbus aircraft but OnAir said it hopes to have them on Boeing planes as well if the in-flight mobile service is extended to its aircraft in the future.... [07 Aug 2006]