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RSS onairChina 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 and line-fitted on new aircraft. [03 Sep 2007]
Airborne mobile - Airbus-SITA tie-up gets EU approval
News The joint project between the two will go under the moniker OnAir and has been given the OK by the European Commission regulators, who ruled the venture won't affect the existing markets. OnAir will be providing "in-flight in-seat" telephony, the... [31 Jan 2005]
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 OnAir. [30 Aug 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 just signed a deal with Monaco Telecom to... [22 Jun 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 mobile service will be launched... [28 Jul 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]
Air France gets first mobile-friendly plane
News The Airbus 318 will provide mobile connectivity using a system from OnAir - a joint venture between Airbus and SITA - which is designed to operate without interfering with the aircraft's navigation system. [04 Apr 2006]
BMI to trial in-flight mobile phone calls in 2006
News Turner said in a statement: "The OnAir offering opens up an exciting new era for business travellers allowing them to use their own GSM mobile phones and other GPRS-enabled devices such as the BlackBerry, to make and receive voice calls or to send... [21 Sep 2005]
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 phones are closer to the picocell they use... [26 Jun 2008]
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 the integrity of the work that Airbus has... [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 the equipment in May or June. [18 Apr 2007]
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 broadband and mobile connectivity. [23 Aug 2006]
Airlines cool on RFID tags
News One area that the airlines are finally making moves on is the "promise of mobility" and SITA pointed to the recent OnAir alliance with Airbus and Tenzing as evidence that in-flight high-speed wireless voice and data services are not that far away. [24 Mar 2005]
