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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 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 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 VoIP
Blog Comment Aircell might be able to play "Whack A Mole" with network traffic that has the "footprint" of VoIP, and cut it off after a few seconds, but are they going to be able to do that with other "objectionable" content, or are the poor, overworked...
[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. Seriously though, as unnatural as it is to be packed into a tin tube and flung skywards to 33,000 feet - airlines since early days have tried to...
[August 27, 2008, 15:26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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. The first Emirates plane to bear the Aeromobile kit, a Boeing 777, could be in the air with mobile...
[November 10, 2006, 9:35]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
Talkback Is this network in any way physically connected to the Avionics? No questions about security? 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]
