Airbus sees mobile phone use on planes by 2006
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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhaunet) -- European plane maker Airbus has reported progress in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones while in flight with a target date of 2006.
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PARIS -- European aircraft builder Airbus believes it will deliver more aircraft than Boeing Co. at least through 2006, according to recent projections given by Airbus to suppliers.
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Airbus expects to propose a competitor to  Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7 wide-body jetliner to its shareholders  in coming weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,  quoting people familiar with its plans.
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Airbus, the European plane maker, said on Wednesday that it expected orders for new aircraft to halve to around 700 this year after a record order intake in 2007.
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Airbus will launch a new commercial aircraft program by early 2006 at the latest, once development spending for the new A380 superjumbo passenger jet begins to decline, chief executive Noel Forgeard said.
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Hopes -- and worries -- that US regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during US commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say.
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Manufacturers focus on mobile standard, expected to hit the market next year.
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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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European aircraft maker Airbus has said its estimate of world demand for airliners in the next 20 years had leapt by 31.2 percent in two years to 22,700, with the value of the global aircraft market expected to hit 2.6 trillion dollars by 2025.
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The world will have almost two billion mobile telephone users by 2006 due to growth in emerging markets such as India and China, the head of Swedish giant Ericsson revealed.
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Airbus got tentative approval on Monday to market a new model to rival Boeing Co.&#39;s 7E7 from parent firm EADS, which said a final decision was expected next month.
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Plane maker Airbus reported progress Wednesday in plans to enable passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006. Test equipment aboard an Airbus A320 plane demonstrated that mobile phones can
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Recently, Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard hinted that the European plane maker may soon unveil plans for yet another new aircraft, even before the double-decker A380 takes its first test flight early next year.
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Airbus expects air passenger traffic to treble in the next two decades, creating global demand for 24,300 aircraft.
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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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InfoWorld - Users may see an iPhone with 3G technology in the next six months, a financial analyst said Monday, citing waning inventory of Apple's current iPhone and the increasing demand in Europe for 3G products.
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European mobile networks may be urging Apple to add 3G support in the iPhone.