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EASA Certifies OnAir's Mobile Phones for In-Flight Use on A318s The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has certified the use of airborne GSM (global system for mobile) equipment on the A318, clearing the way for OnAir to offer its services. Benoit Debains, OnAir's CEO said, "The airborne equipment has been designed to meet the specific needs of the aviation environment.... [And its] certification is a major milestone in the process of bringing our service to market." OnAir's service will be launched by Air France, followed by bmi and TAP (of Portugal), according to the company. All three airlines will run single aircraft commercial trials on Airbus aircraft, which will allow them to fine-tune their passenger communications offerings and evaluate it before embarking on a fuller-scale deployment. The first fleet deployment of OnAir's services will be on Ryanair's B-737s. 06-23-2007. |
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