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We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Emirates chose to deploy in-flight mobile phone technology because its passengers wanted to use their own phones. Dubai-based Emirates launched its first full production mobile service in March this year on an Airbus 340, and it is deploying the... [26 Jun 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News Emirates Airline recently rung up the first authorised in-flight mobile call on a plane travelling from Dubai to Casablanca. With a nod to public disquiet over the notion of being sardine-tinned on a plane surrounded by the inane conversations of... [08 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Meanwhile, the first authorised in-flight mobile call was made at 30,000ft on 21 March on Emirates flight EK751 flying between Dubai and Casablanca. Planes, trains and automobiles - the title of an amusing comedy flick starring Steve Martin is also... [28 Mar 2008]
Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call
News Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend $27m to kit out its entire fleet with the technology. The first authorised in-flight mobile call was made at 30,000ft on 21 March on... [25 Mar 2008]
Heathrow to run biometric security checks
News Biometric fingerprint and iris scans will be used for screening air passengers on Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong as part of a trial at London's Heathrow Airport. The miSense trial, which began last month and... [06 Dec 2006]
Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang
News The first Emirates plane to bear the Aeromobile kit, a Boeing 777, could be in the air with mobile service from January, pending regulatory approval. Emirates has become the latest airline to announce it will be allowing travellers to use their... [09 Nov 2006]
Group sets up high-flying broadband subsidiary
News At the beginning of the year, Emirates claimed to be the first in the air with broadband as it began to roll out the Tenzing system across its fleet. On its side, Tenzing claims that its in-flight email and SMS systems are used by Cathay Pacific... [22 Jul 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Fly high Wi-Fi
Comment It has just beaten Emirates, another 'net in the sky' frontrunner. I can't recall the number of times I've boarded a plane with a key game about to kick off and left wondering what happened for the next 10 hours. [02 Jun 2004]
Iberia takes Tenzing's high-flying broadband
News On the Tenzing side, it has signed Emirates - which is claiming to be first in the sky with broadband - and a stripped-down version of its system is being used by the US domestic airlines under the Verizon Airfone JetConnect label. [06 Apr 2004]
