Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes in 2006
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European planemaker Airbus reported  progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use  mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006.
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European aeronautics giant Airbus SAS signed a deal Tuesday that will give customers of its new superjumbo A380 planes the option of installing voice and data systems that will let passengers make calls using their own cell phones.
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Airbus expects to deliver more commercial jets this year than the 305 it delivered in 2003, when it overtook Boeing Co., a senior executive said Thursday.
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Ericsson (ERICb.ST), the top global  mobile telecoms equipment maker, said on Thursday it expects  growth of about 5 percent for the world's biggest mobile  standard, GSM, and its successor, WCDMA, in 2006.
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European aircraft maker Airbus suffered its first-ever operating loss in 2006 and was expected to make further losses this year, its parent group EADS reported on Friday.
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Federal regulators plan next week to begin considering rules that would end the official ban on cellphone use in commercial flights.
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Overhead "no smoking" signs will be  replaced by "no mobiles" messages on some planes next year when  technology is introduced to make it safe for passengers to use  mobile phones mid-flight.
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The leading French and German shareholders in European aerospace group EADS, the parent company of Airbus, were set to meet on Monday in Munich, a source close to the company told AFP.
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Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.
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Boarding a flight would no longer mean doing away with your communication on your cell phone, with Airbus having developed technology that enables passengers to use their mobiles without interrupting navigational systems.
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EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus hopes to win up to 50 orders for its new wide-body A350 by next June. The 4 billion ($A7 billion) A350 -- a spin-off of the earlier A330 -- is Airbus&#39;s response to Boeing&#39;s first
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InfoWorld - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes an optional voice and data system that can allow passengers to use their mobile devices in flight. The service, including onboard mobile telephony and Internet access for passengers, will be offered through the OnAir joint venture to airline companies purchasing the A380. The system could be fitted on other models from Airbus as well as on planes from U.S. rival Boeing. The service should become commercially available in 2006, Airbus and OnAir said.
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PARIS, Nov 29  - The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, parent of aircraft maker Airbus, will decide whether to launch the A350 aircraft, a possible competitor to Boeing&#39;s planned 7E7, on December 10, a spokeswoman for Airbus Industrie
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Passengers wanting to skip airport queues will be able to check in for flights using their mobile phone beginning next year, two European firms set to offer the service announced on Tuesday.
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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to launch a new plane, the A350, that will challenge the future Boeing fuel-efficient 7E7, Airbus owners EADS and BAE Systems said.
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Ryanair has announced a deal allowing passengers to use their mobile phones and Blackberries while in flight.
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Emirates is set to become the first airline to allow mobile phone calls in flight in a deal with Aeromobile.