Skymark Airlines has become the first carrier in Japan to offer passengers access to free onboard Wi-Fi, having teamed up with Panasonic Avionics.

Skymark Airlines has become the first carrier in Japan to offer passengers access to free onboard Wi-Fi, having teamed up with Panasonic Avionics.
China Eastern Airlines will be the first Chinese carrier to offer onboard Wi-Fi, with a trial planned on two of its A330s flying between Hongqiao and Beijing.
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Passengers on domestic routes will soon be able to make use of in-flight connectivity, as Japan Airlines starts the rollout of Wi-Fi on 77 domestic aircraft.
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Canada’s Minister of Transport has announced that passengers will soon be able to use their personal electronic devices (PEDs) during all phases of the flight.
AT&T has announced plans to launch a high-speed 4G LTE-based connectivity service for airlines, which some say could challenge Gogo’s dominance in the US.
Swiss International Air Lines and airberlin are the latest European carriers to have updated their rules on the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) in-flight.
India has lifted the restrictions on the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) onboard, enabling passengers to use smartphones and tablets from gate-to-gate.
Onboard connectivity is now available on some of Delta’s long-haul routes following the launch of Gogo’s service on B747-400 services to Tokyo.
Japan Airlines will install Panasonic Avionics’ onboard Wi-Fi solution on its Boeing 787s, 777-200ERs and 767-300ERs following the success of the service on its 777s.
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Israeli airline EL AL will introduce in-flight Wi-Fi on its Boeing 737s, becoming the first airline to offer ViaSat’s ‘Exede in the Air’ service on flights within Europe.
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Boeing has delivered the first B747-8 line-fitted with the AeroMobile inflight connectivity service, removing the need for the aircraft to be retrofitted after delivery.
In-flight Wi-Fi is fast becoming a must-have, but the debate continues as to who should fund it. Read what JetBlue, Emirates, OnAir and Inmarsat had to say about funding connectivity.
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