In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has received a Supplemental Type Certificate to install its Ku-satellite technology on Boeing 747-400 aircraft.

In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has received a Supplemental Type Certificate to install its Ku-satellite technology on Boeing 747-400 aircraft.
Passengers flying with Southwest Airlines can now use onboard Wi-Fi from gate-to-gate thanks to Ku-band satellite connectivity from Global Eagle Entertainment.
EASA has approved the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) in-flight and will publish guidelines for European airlines by the end of November. Â
Russian airline Transaero is expanding its Transaero Connect in-flight service, with a total of 30 aircraft to be connected by early 2014.
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Passengers flying short-haul with Virgin Australia can now stream entertainment via their own mobile devices thanks to the launch of a new wireless IFE system.
Domestic air passengers in the UK could soon have access to superfast in-flight Wi-Fi under plans being explored by Ofcom, the communications watchdog.Â
Passengers on Etihad Airways daily flights between New York and Abu Dhabi can now text, browse and call onboard, thanks to inflight data services from AeroMobile.
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The airline experienced significant growth in passenger uptake of in-flight mobile and WiFi services, with a +130% increase in internet package sales and a +180% rise in connectivity revenues in the last year.
In total 150 of Qatar Airways’ aircraft, including its new generation A350s and A380s, will offer onboard mobile phone and WiFi signal.
A poll of British travellers has revealed that more than 70% would like to make texts and calls at 30,000 feet. It also suggests that the majority of passengers expect inflight mobile services to become a standard feature of flying in the next few years.
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