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Air France Takes Off With VoIP and Power over Ethernet Project
White Paper As of March 31, 2006, Air France's fleet is composed of 383 planes, 128 of which belong to the regional subsidiary companies. Air France is a leader of... [04 Aug 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment The key technology in allowing mobile phone use on planes is the picocell. This resistance to mobile telephony on planes has even prompted airlines, such as Emirates' local competitor Qatar Airways, to... [26 Jun 2008]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News China's Shenzhen Airlines has fitted its planes with communications technology that will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to make voice calls and send email and SMS messages during flights. [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]
Leader: In-flight connectivity is here stay
Leader The airlines are figuring out how to make the service attractive and both Air France and Emirates expect their first mobile-equipped planes to take off in January. silicon.com has been... [09 Nov 2006]
Ryanair gives in-flight mobile access
News Planes will be fitted with a pico cell — a GSM antenna in the ceiling of the aircraft which allows phones to connect to the satellite link. Air France will be the first airline to trial... [30 Aug 2006]
Will broadband in the sky take off?
News If the same development path holds true for planes, mobile telephony - and in-flight broadband to a lesser extent - is a shoo-in. After all, it had all seemed too promising earlier this year - a number of trials of... [23 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News The overhead 'no mobile' signs will be retrofitted to old aircraft and fitted to new Airbus planes coming off the production line, which will be used by airlines to provide the in-flight mobile phone service. [07 Aug 2006]
In-flight mobile calls set for green light
News OnAir is also calling on the national regulators to exempt the service from spectrum licensing because the system will not interfere with mobile networks on the ground, as usage on planes will be restricted until the... [28 Jul 2006]
First mobile-friendly planes to take off in 2007
News BMI will test the business case, usage patterns and social issues around using mobile phones on aircraft on one of its A320 Airbus planes flying out of London Heathrow Airport on various short-haul routes across Europe. [22 Jun 2006]
Air France gets first mobile-friendly plane
News TAP Portugal is also trialling the OnAir system, while American Airlines and Qualcomm gave a safety demonstration of mobile on planes back in 2004. Air France has announced it is to take... [04 Apr 2006]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Orange with rage?
Comment Think about those planes, those car rental offices, those internet cafés, those.you get the idea. One reason is his mere entry, with a promise to bring the low-cost model applied to other industries - most notably... [13 Aug 2004]
BA planes get Y2K green light
News British Airways has been given the Y2K all clear, after UK Civil Aviation Authority officials tested one of its planes on a flight from London to the south of France. While fears remain that the bug... [07 Jul 1999]
