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RSS onairBritish Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News On Tuesday, BA will go live with an in-flight connectivity service from OnAir, which will see passengers on the all business class route able to use their mobiles to send texts or emails and browse the web. [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. However, CEO of... [03 Jul 2009]
British Airways: No mobiles on old planes
News BA is currently planning to launch a mobile email, web browsing and texting service from OnAir on two new Airbus A318 aircrafts in September of this year. British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not... [01 Jul 2009]
In-flight mobiles takes off in EU
News Two providers of mobile communications OnAir and AeroMobile offer mobile communications on aircraft in Europe. Europe now has 27 aircraft equipped to allow passengers to use their mobiles in-flight, and the number of... [02 Apr 2009]
All Ryanair planes to offer mobile calls by 2010
News From today, more than 20 planes flying to and from Dublin will take to the skies offering travellers mile-high talk, text and email functionality using a system from OnAir. To use the service, travellers will need to be... [19 Feb 2009]
Mile high text for British Airways' business fliers
News A spokesman for BA said it is installing an in-flight mobile comms system from OnAir into the two new aircrafts that will serve the route. OnAir's system supports voice but the BA spokesman told... [27 Jan 2009]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment All these early trials and launches are powered by solutions provided by either OnAir or AeroMobile. In Europe, Air France started its trial with technology partner OnAir at the end of 2007. Because the... [26 Jun 2008]
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 said its equipment will be retrofitted on Shenzhen's existing aircraft... [03 Sep 2007]
In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light
News The in-flight mobile technology has been developed by OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and airline industry IT body Sita. OnAir CEO Benoit Debains said in a statement: "This certification validates... [19 Jun 2007]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News The in-flight mobile technology has been developed by OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and airline industry IT body Sita. OnAir said it now expects final completion of the certification process for... [18 Apr 2007]
Ryanair gives in-flight mobile access
News The budget airline announced on Wednesday that it will partner with OnAir, an Airbus and Sita joint in-flight communications venture, which plans to fit the entire Ryanair fleet with technology called Mobile... [30 Aug 2006]
Will broadband in the sky take off?
News And despite its rival's demise, OnAir is confident there is still a market out there. OnAir, a joint venture between equipment makers Airbus and Sita, was Connexion's main competitor offering both... [23 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News The technology, developed by Airbus and Sita joint venture OnAir, will allow passengers to make in-flight mobile calls and send text messages on short-haul flights across Europe at a cost of around $2.50 per minute. [07 Aug 2006]
In-flight mobile calls set for green light
News The technology has been developed by OnAir, the joint venture between Airbus and airline industry IT body Sita, and the roaming charge for calls is likely to be around $2.30 to $2.50 per minute. In Europe, where the... [28 Jul 2006]
First mobile-friendly planes to take off in 2007
News The technology has been developed by OnAir, the joint venture between Airbus and airline industry IT body Sita, and will also be used in trials early in 2007 with Air France and Portugal's TAP. OnAir has... [22 Jun 2006]
