Airbus to bring mobile phones, laptop e-mail to the sky
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The European company Airbus and a Geneva-based information technology firm, SITA, said they had set up a joint venture to make mobile telephone services available for passengers during flights.
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The European consortium Airbus is consolidating its order book for the new A380 aircraft thanks to a highly symbolic US purchase a week before the official unveiling of the world's biggest passenger jet.
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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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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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BAE Systems will agree to sell its 20 percent stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for 1.9 billion pounds (2.8 billion euros, 3.6 billion dollars).
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European plane maker Airbus, looking to restore credibility after an internal crisis that could benefit US rival Boeing, is set to unveil new design plans for its troubled long-haul A350 passenger jet.
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AIRBUS is poised to snatch the most important aircraft order of the year from deadly rival Boeing by landing a deal for 80 planes from fast-growing low-cost carrier Air Asia.
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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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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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Planemaker Airbus is preparing to announce up to 10,000 job losses across Europe, including 1,500 in the UK.
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Airbus has completed a globe-spanning test flight for the A380 and expected to obtain airworthiness certification for the world's biggest commercial airliner in mid-December.
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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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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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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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JetBlue is about to become the first US airline to offer passengers free e-mail at 35,000 feet
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Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that's based on standard cell phone technology.
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Phone maker Nokia has detailed moves that it hopes will make it the supplier of choice for mobile email and messaging devices for corporates.