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]
'No mobiles' to replace 'no smoking' signs on planes
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.
[August 7, 2006, 16:10]
BMI promises in-flight mobile trials
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...
[September 21, 2005, 15:55]
Expert: In-flight entertainment needs iPod-era revamp
News Wireless web access is already available or soon to be deployed, across a number of airlines including BA and Ryanair, both of which use a system from OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and Sita. However, chief executive of OnAir, Benoit Debains...
[July 6, 2009, 8:26]
China to get in-flight mobile service 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 retrospectively fitted on Shenzhen's existing aircraft and line-fitted on new aircraft.
[September 4, 2007, 9:31]
Gmail: a first look
Talkback Please send me an invitation as soon as possible: my email address is: anup@onair.com KINDLY someone invite me to use Gmail. I would really appreciate it .
[October 12, 2004, 14:55]
BA to allow texting on some flights
Blog The service, provided by OnAir (a joint venture between Airbus and the airline industry body SITA), will be restricted to the airline's new 32-seater, all-business-class flights in the autumn. British Airways is to allow GSM/GPRS-based texting...
[January 29, 2009, 15:33]
Europe edges closer to mobile phones on planes
News There are two operators currently able to offer such a service: OnAir and Aeromobile. According to an Ofcom spokesperson, the drive towards the new proposals has come from OnAir (a joint venture with Airbus and the airline industry body SITA) and...
[October 18, 2007, 13:10]
IPTV takes off on planes with GSM to follow
News Siemens is already developing a light-weight GSM pico cell and has been contracted to provide this to OnAir, a joint venture launched in February between Airbus and transport application developer SITA.
[July 12, 2005, 11:25]
BA allows mobile calls on NY flights
Blog The in-flight connectivity service, provided by OnAir, is being introduced on two Airbus A318 flights between City Airport and JFK. From Tuesday, British Airways will let business class passengers on its London-to-New York route use their mobile...
[September 29, 2009, 14:24]
BA: In-flight mobile for new aircraft only
News BA is currently planning to launch a mobile email, web-browsing and texting service from OnAir on two new Airbus A318 aircrafts in September of this year. British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight...
[July 1, 2009, 16:26]
EC welcomes swift take-up of in-flight mobile comms
News Two providers of mobile communications OnAir and AeroMobile offer mobile communications on aircraft in Europe. Europe now has 27 aircraft equipped to allow passengers to use their mobiles in-flight, and the number of planes enabled for in-flight...
[April 3, 2009, 8:50]
