Cell Phone Use Coming for Airbus Fliers
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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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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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Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
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The top telecommunications agency in the U.K. has proposed rules that would enable airline passengers to use their cell phones.
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Interest in orders for Airbus intensifies as the Paris air show gets under way, industry sources say.
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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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Airbus says tests show mobile phones can safely be used in-flight. Also: JPMorgan Chase cancels huge IBM outsourcing deal & hellip;. Toyota will start making Prius cars in China & hellip;. and more.
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For those who need to make telephone calls in flight and don't want to sell the second car to finance them, help is on the way.
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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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By Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press  HELSINKI, Finland -- Finnair will enable passengers to send mobile text messages and e-mails on flights to the Far East starting next month.
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The Federal Communications Commission has voted to consider eliminating its ban on the use of cell phones on airplanes. The agency instituted the ban because of potential interference with ground-based cell systems.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Everywhere you look and everywhere you go these days, people are using cell phones. Right now, air travelers can only use their cells phones before their flights take off, but that could soon change.
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Shenzhen Airlines said Monday passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones and connect to the Internet during flights.
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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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(Washington, DC-NBC) Dec. 15, 2004 - The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to give away broadband space for wireless Internet service on board airliners, and it&#39;s opening up for public comment on cell phone use.
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The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening a ban on using cell phones in airplanes.
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Air travelers moved one step closer to being able to talk on cell phones and surf the Internet from laptops while in flight, thanks to votes by the Federal Communications Commission yesterday.