Chinese airline opts for in-flight mobile service
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China’s Shenzhen Airlines has fitted its planes with communications technology that will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to make voice calls and send email and SMS messages during flights.
The OnAir service is set to be installed across Shenzhen Airlines’ full fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft by mid-2009. Three “demonstrator” aircraft are also being readied for the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008. OnAir said its equipment will be retrospectively fitted on Shenzhen’s existing aircraft and line-fitted on new aircraft. The service is aimed at passengers with smart phones or basic handsets.
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