Up in the Air: Connectivity

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.

FTE explores MI Airline’s new in-flight Wi-Fi solution and assesses whether the likes of KLM and Mezzo think it could redefine the onboard connectivity market.

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.