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INFLIGHT COMMUNICATION IN THE NEWS ARCHIVES

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June 18, 2010 | New York Times


Trying Out Wi-Fi in the Sky


June 07, 2010 | U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security


Secretary Napolitano Announces Major Aviation Security Milestone


May 23, 2010 | The Washington Post


Cellphones and electronic devices on airplanes: Time to rethink the policy?


May 02, 2010 | TMCnet.com


FlyersRights.org Executive Launches New Application


April 30, 2010 | Consumer Affairs


Phone App Designed to Empower Airline Passengers


March 02, 2010 | OnAir


OnAir makes airline history with both mobile and WiFi Internet access on Oman Air flight


February 10, 2010 | OnAir


OnAir Expands Service Capability


February 05, 2010 | OnAir


OnAir Selected to Service AIRBUS A350 XWB


January 11, 2010 | OnAir


Afriqiyah Airways Selects OnAir for Full Long- and Short-Range Fleet Roll-Out


January 08, 2010 | Aviation Week


Airline Social Media Strategies Vary


December 28, 2009 | Emirates Business


Competition heats up for inflight mobile telephony


December 16, 2009 | Fox Business


Continental to Offer Wi-Fi on Some Domestic Flights


December 16, 2009 | BI-ME


OnAir Selects Halys for New Inflight Passenger Service


December 15, 2009 | New York Times


Airlines Expected to Lose $5.6 Billion in 2010


December 15, 2009 | Satnews Publishers


OnAir Gives The (Short)Message To Halys


December 14, 2009 | Flightglobal | Aircraft News


Busy year ahead for OnAir as airlines launch connectivity services


December 14, 2009 | Philly.com


Winging It: Time to reconsider ban on in-flight calls?


December 10, 2009 | USA Today


Coalition fights to allow cellphone use on planes


December 08, 2009 | Computer World


ACMA proposes to allow mobile calls on domestic flights


December 01, 2009 | Jaunted.com, Pop Culture Travel Guide


The Big Three Pioneers Of Long-Haul In-Flight WiFi Are...


November 28, 2009 | Honolulu Advertiser


Row 44 gives in-flight Internet wings


November 25, 2009 | Flightglobal


Carriers vie for Kuwait supremacy


November 24, 2009 | Flightglobal


Aircell exploring in-flight broadband in China


November 24, 2009 | Live Science


Wi-Fi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Takes Off


November 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Times


Row 44's in-flight Internet service gets off the ground


November 24, 2009 | New York Times


A Widget for Sky-High Wi-Fi


November 24, 2009 | coolgear


United Airlines & Gogo offering try-before-you-buy in-flight Wifi promo


November 23, 2009 | Jaunted.com, Pop Culture Travel Guide


Air Canada Introduces In-Flight WiFi Just In Time For Christmas


November 20, 2009 | WNN Wi-Fi Net News


Few Want to Pay for In-Flight Internet


November 19, 2009 | CNN


INGENICO: Best-of-breed alliance to pioneer secure, online, in-flight payment solutions


November 19, 2009 | WNN Wi-Fi Net News


Deconstructing Aircell's Million Sessions


November 19, 2009 | Zawya


Aircell aims to extend reach with service representative in Abu Dhabi


November 15, 2009 | xchange


American Airlines Offers ‘Wi-Fi Finder’ Widget


November 11, 2009 | Portfolio.com


Where Are the Mile-High Hookups?


November 05, 2009 | msnbc


Airlines hope wired skies take off Passengers take advantage of free in-flight Wi-Fi — for now


November 05, 2009 | msnbc


Wi-Fi in the sky Everything you need to know about staying connected on a vacation


November 02, 2009 | Reuters


Constant Aviation Launches Supplemental Type Certificate Process for Aircell High Speed Internet System


October 30, 2009 | GADLING


Free Wi-Fi tomorrow on Delta Airlines - for a good cause!


October 30, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


Lufthansa kick-starts broadband race again


October 27, 2009 | Chicago Tribune


Wi-Fi in flight: Free service will let passengers shop, watch live TV, play games


October 21, 2009 | ethioPlanet


Gogo Inflight Internet Wins Chicago Innovation Award


October 20, 2009 | The Independent


Free WiFi in the sky for the holiday season


October 18, 2009 | Air Transport News


IATA: Broad Industry Agenda for the Middle East


October 18, 2009 | Al Bawaba


ONAIR closing deals across the Middle East


October 16, 2009 | PDA Street


More Airlines Add Wi-Fi


October 16, 2009 | FlyingMag.com


New Connectivity for Light Jets


October 14, 2009 | The Globe and Mail


Airline Wi-Fi takes over the skies


October 13, 2009 | SatNews.com


Saudi Arabian Airlines Connects With OnAir InThe Air


October 12, 2009 | New York Times


Internet Service to Be Offered on Lufthansa


October 12, 2009 | Wall Street Journal


Lufthansa to Upgrade to Better Wireless Connections


October 10, 2009 | Los Angeles Times


Free in-flight Wi-Fi network SkyTown could cost you


October 09, 2009 | Chicago Tribune


Wi-Fi in flight: Free service will let passengers shop, watch live TV, play games


October 08, 2009 | Beta News


In-flight Wi-Fi: Everybody's doing it


October 08, 2009 | Chicago Tribune


United Airlines offering Wi-Fi service on some flights


October 07, 2009 | Trade Arabia


Saudi Arabian Airlines selects OnAir


October 06, 2009 | TMCnet


Row 44 Unveils In-flight Entertainment and Productivity Portal


October 05, 2009 | Flightglobal


AeroMobile unveils new in-flight cellular portal


October 04, 2009 | Legit Reviews


Gogo Inflight Internet Speed Tested and Used


October 02, 2009 | Aircraft News


In flight use of cell phones


September 28, 2009 | New York Times


Foreign Airlines Ahead of U.S. on Cellphone Use


September 28, 2009 | OnAir


Mobile OnAir goes live with BA London - New York


September 14, 2009 | Network World


iPassConnect for BlackBerry: Hands-On


September 14, 2009 | Delaware Online


Airlines plan to charge for wireless access


September 14, 2009 | Chicago Tribune


Airlines racing to connect with in-flight Wi-Fi service


September 13, 2009 | All Mobile News


Cessna Selects Aircell High Speed Jets


September 11, 2009 | Cellular News


Libyan Airlines to Enable In-Flight Mobile Phone Cells


September 11, 2009 | Flightglobal


Aircell seeks government stimulu grant to expand Gogo access


September 08, 2009 | Shephard


Asian Aerospace 2009: Connectivity adds value says OnAir's Egli


September 03, 2009 | Bloomberg


AeroMexico to Allow Use of Cell Phones During Flights (Update 1)


September 02, 2009 | AsiaTravelTips.com


British Airways Takes Delivery of First A318 with Steep Approach Capability


September 01, 2009 | Information Week


Wi-Fi Draws Air Travelers


September 01, 2009 | TelephoneyOnline.com


Survey: In-flight WiFi can influence airfare purchases


September 01, 2009 | Google | Associated Press


Mexico eases ban on using cellphones, other electronics on airplanes; conditions remain


August 18, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


Libyan inks deal to bring OnAir connectivity to new A320's


August 17, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


AeroMobile now installed on 40% of Emirates fleet


August 17, 2009 | Business Travel News


All Majors Outfitting Planes With Inflight Internet


August 14, 2009 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


In-flight wi-fi: Plenty available, but will fliers pay?


August 12, 2009 | Kevin Hall on DVice.com


Airline Wi-Fi: All U.S. services compared


August 11, 2009 | Aircraft Maintenance Technology


West Star Aviation ALN Completes AirCell High Speed Internet Installations


August 09, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle


Wi-Fi coming to a plane near you - someday


August 06, 2009 | Information Week


FCC Approves Row 44 In-Flight Wi-Fi


July 06, 2009 | ZD Net Asia


Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?


July 01, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


More deals in the offing as AeroMobile is certified on sixth aircraft type


June 29, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


OnAir demonstrates cabin, cockpit connectivity on A340 flight


June 28, 2009 | The Baltimore Sun


Q&A In-flight phones


June 26, 2009 | Steven Long for Examiner.com


Unruly rules: Cellphones in flight.


June 26, 2009 | Geneva, Switzerland


OnAir - First Flight to Demonstrate Full Range of Connectivity Services in Action - WiFi Internet & GSM GPRS


June 26, 2009 | Shepard


OnAir reports first flight with full range of connectivity services operational


June 25, 2009 | Megan Kuhn for Flightglobal


Virgin America discloses Gogo usage rates


June 24, 2009 | Jaunted.com, Pop Culture Travel Guide


Tit For Tat At Southwest: Working WiFi, But 'Big Guy' Passenger Turned Away


June 23, 2009 | Geneva, Switzerland


Hong Kong Airlines Selects OnAir


June 23, 2009 | AsiaTravelTips.com


Hong Kong Airlines signs Deal with OnAir for Inflight Connectivity


June 22, 2009 | Satnews Publishers


InFlight Internet + Intercommunication Insight


June 17, 2009 | Reuters


INTERVIEW-OnAir aims for more mobile phones on planes


June 15, 2009 | Flightglobal | Flight Daily News


PARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways to introduce new cabin with latest A320 order


June 15, 2009 | Kuwait Times


Jazeera Airways eyes further growth, network expansion and consolidation


June 02, 2009 | Mary Kirby for Flightglobal


Ryanair issues update on equipage of OnAir


May 29, 2009 | Los Angeles Times


Oprah uses wireless to make a technically forbidden call


May 26, 2009 | TMC News


OnAir to supply EgyptAir with in-flight passenger communications services


May 07, 2009 | Dallas Morning News Airline Biz Blog


Cellphone industry wants cellphones on airplanes


May 07, 2009 | TR Daily


Five Groups Oppose Legislation Banning Use of Cell Phones in Airborne Planes


May 07, 2009 | Communications Daily - Page 3


Industry Associations Oppose Proposed Ban on In-Flight Calls


May 06, 2009 | IPCC News Release


Leading Telecommunications and Technology Groups Oppose Proposed Ban of Wireless Communications on U.S. Commercial Flights


May 06, 2009 | Tech Daily Dose


Tech Groups Slam In-Flight Wireless Ban


April 27, 2009 | PR Newswire


Norwegian Air Shuttle to Provide High-Speed Broadband for its Passengers and Crew


April 27, 2009 | SATNews


New Acquisition Is In The Bag For The IMS Company


April 27, 2009 | Politico


Shut Up and Fly: Frequent-flying lawmakers push FAA to keep in-air cell phone ban


April 26, 2009 | TravelBiz Monitor


SITA partners with Appear to implement context-aware mobile platform for Air Transport Industry


April 24, 2009 | Flight Global


OnAir expects installed fleet to reach 100 this year


April 23, 2009 | The Daily Traveler


In-Flight Wi-Fi Report: Flyers Bemoan Loss of Foxhole


April 23, 2009 | Flightglobal


US consumer groups seek study before in-flight mobile ban


April 21, 2009 | Wired.com


Hang Up And Fly


April 17, 2009 | Air Transport News


Premium demand and revenues in free-fall - IATA sees bottoming out some months off


April 17, 2009 | Flightglobal


Why SwiftBroadband is taking longer for widebody operators


April 16, 2009 | Press Release Inflight Passenger Communication Coalition


IPCC Applauds Leading National Groups for Speaking Out On the Use of Wireless Communications on U.S. Commercial Flights


April 14, 2009 | Aviation News


Alaska Reports Positive Feedback On In-flight Wi-Fi


April 14, 2009 | National Public Radio (NPR)


Funding Debate Stalls Air Traffic Control Upgrade


April 14, 2009 | Travelinfo


QR introduces in-flight mobile services


April 11, 2009 | The Portugal News Online


TAP among first airlines offering in-flight use of mobile phones


April 10, 2009 | National Journal, Bara Veida


Article in The National Journal


April 07, 2009 | Information Week


Debate Over Cell Phone Use on Planes Heats Up


March 30, 2009 | OnAir


Mobile OnAir Reaches 10,000th Flight


March 09, 2009 | World Airline Entertainment Assoc (WAEA)


Emirates & AeroMobile Hit 100,00th Passenger Milestone (PDF)


February 23, 2009 | OnAir


Royal Jordanian Launches Mobile OnAir Inflight Passenger Communications Service


February 20, 2009 | Telegraph UK


Ryanair mobile phone service: 'Hello, I'm on the plane'


February 20, 2009 | USA Today


Cellphones Take Flight on Ryanair


February 19, 2009 | Ryanair


Ryanair & Onair Launch Europe's 1st Fleet Wide Inflight Mobile Phone Service


February 16, 2009 | Opodo.co.uk


Inflight mobile firm sees 100,000th user


February 11, 2009 | Aviation Week


Southwest Airlines Tests Inflight Broadband


February 09, 2009 | ABC News "Ahead of the Curve"


Why Can't We Use Cell Phones on Planes?


January 28, 2009 | FlightGlobal


U.S. Ban on In-Flight Cell Phone Use ain't Going Anywhere


January 24, 2009 | OnAir


British Airways Plans Mobile Phone Services


January 21, 2009 | Shephard Group


Asians Speak Up for Onboard Cell Phone


January 05, 2009 | Communications Daily


Satellite Industry Prepares for In-Flight Phoning Battle

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