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In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
News More than two years after airlines had to reroute their plans to install Internet service, the idea of offering in-flight Web connections to passengers is again on the carriers' radar. In 2001, Connexion by Boeing teamed with American Airlines...
[March 29, 2004, 14:55]
BA: In-flight mobile for new aircraft only
News British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA chief information officer Paul Coby predicted "exciting" new developments in in-flight passenger...
[July 1, 2009, 16:26]
Expert: In-flight entertainment needs iPod-era revamp
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation expert.
[July 6, 2009, 8:26]
In-flight broadband business to surge
News The fledgling in-flight broadband market is set for serious growth this year, according to analyst house In-Stat, which predicts the number of web-enabled airplanes will surge from 25 in 2008 to some 800 by the end of this year.
[May 11, 2009, 10:10]
In-Flight VoIP
Blog With American Airlines having started offering Aircell's in-flight internet access, and several other airlines due to introducing soon, articles on using VoIP in flight now abound. Practically every one reads like this: "Making a VoIP call in...
[August 27, 2008, 9:13]
In-Flight VoIP
Blog Comment As long as alcohol is served on aircraft, there will be those who get drunk and cause problems (and some who get drunk but don't cause problems), and as long as internet access is offered on aircraft, there will be those who are so inconsiderate...
[August 28, 2008, 9:22]
In-Flight VoIP
Blog Comment You mention terms of service: yes indeed - it's also illegal to be drunk on a flight let's not forget. Somehow it's funny that AA put this announcement out the week after they started charging for water and soda/fizzy-drinks.
[August 27, 2008, 15:26]
Information Needs in Flight Monitoring: A Tool in Aviation Security
White Papers The Next Generation Air Transportation System security concept introduced flight monitoring as a part of risk management and shared situational awareness. Information on the aircraft performance, its flight trajectory, and the onboard situation...
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News Singapore Airlines is hooking up to Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet service. However, trials conducted earlier this year by the technology provider indicated that passengers are willing to pay up to $35 (£21) for the service on a flight...
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
EC welcomes swift take-up of in-flight mobile comms
News Europe now has 27 aircraft equipped to allow passengers to use their mobiles in-flight, and the number of planes enabled for in-flight use of mobiles is expected to double by the end of the year. The European Commission today welcomed the swift...
[April 3, 2009, 8:50]
Emirates latest to offer in-flight mobile
News According to recent research by SITA, the airline industry body, around half of all airlines will offer in-flight mobile connectivity by 2008. Emirates has become the latest airline to announce that it will be allowing travellers to use their...
[November 10, 2006, 9:35]
First in-flight mobile call made on Emirates plane
News Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial, in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend $27m (£14) 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...
[March 26, 2008, 10:33]
BMI promises in-flight mobile trials
News Passengers flying on UK airline BMI will be able to make in-flight mobile phone calls during service trials planned for late next year. BMI intends to test the business case for fleet-wide rollout of an in-flight mobile service on one of its A320...
[September 21, 2005, 15:55]
Connexion by Boeing Successfully Launches Broadband In-Flight Internet Access
White Papers Created to develop an in-flight, high-speed, data communication network, Connexion by Boeing enables passengers to access the Internet in the air. Connexion by Boeing already has garnered high marks for its venture into consumer in-flight Internet...
[August 3, 2006, 0:00]
Ofcom clears in-flight mobile services for take off
News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. Emirates recently launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile service, while BMI...
[March 27, 2008, 7:09]
Desktop Tool From Continental Streamlines Customer Check-In and Flight Search
White Papers Continental Airlines built a gadget for Windows Sidebar that allows customers to initiate searches for flight information or begin the online check-in process from the convenience of their own computer desktops.
[January 18, 2008, 0:01]
Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband
News Broadband access has taken off on a Lufthansa flight equipped with Connexion by Boeing's mobile communications service. Flight 452 from Munich to Los Angeles this week became the first commercial aircraft to offer travellers high-speed Internet...
[May 19, 2004, 16:40]
Ryanair announces in-flight mobile
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.
[August 30, 2006, 14:55]
In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
Talkback No questions about security? Is this network in any way physically connected to the Avionics? At the end they spoke about diagnostics so I would assume there is some kind of connection between the Avionics computers and this network?
[March 29, 2004, 16:10]
In-Flight VoIP
Blog Comment Interesting subject.I would love to be able to pop on VR glasses and just be surrounded by sky or even sit on the wing of a plane I was in, Just imagine poping out when there s turbulance, a nice thunder storm, or even falling asleep and waking up...
[August 28, 2008, 9:21]
