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July 4, 2008
Airlines and Detroit Agree : When in Doubt Make it Wireless

Global Availability of SwiftBroadband Nears


July 3, 2008
In-Flight Internet Takes Off in Qantas A380

TAP Portugal Offering In-Flight Mobile Services through Vodafone

July 1, 2008
Omani Mobile Operator Launches In-Flight Roaming Agreement

June 30, 2008
Celtel Kenya Signs Roaming Agreement with OnAir

June 24, 2008

American to Begin In-Flight Broadband Testing Tomorrow

American and Virgin America to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi Soon

June 20, 2008
Some Airlines to Offer In-Flight Internet

June 19, 2008
WSJ's Walt Mossberg Reviews Aircell's GoGo Service

June 13, 2008
Leading Indian Carriers in Talks with AeroMobile

June 12, 2008
Starling to Showcase Airborne Broadband Antenna at CommunicAsia

June 9, 2008
JetBlue/Live TV to Buy Airfone Network

June 6, 2008
JetBlue Expands Connectivity Services on BetaBlue

AeroMobile Goes Live on Emirates


Jet Aviation Selects OnAir for Business Aircraft


June 4, 2008
GuestLogix Announces Support for In-Flight Broadband Service

AeroSat Raises $14 Million


June 2, 2008
Flyers Clamour for In-Flight Wi-Fi

May 30, 2008
Micronetics Delivers Satellite Equipment for In-Flight Broadband Market

May 29, 2008
EBACE 2008 : Connectivity - Surf's Up!

Airlines Come Clean on In-Flight Mobile Phone Calls


May 27, 2008
Honeywell Introduces In-Flight E-Mail for Bizjets

Voyant Receives $2 Million for White Space Radios, Applications May Include Aviation Broadband


May 22, 2008
Row 44 Raises $21 Million

May 20, 2008
PIaggio Aero Selects Aviation Broadband Solutions from Aircell

May 15, 2008
Thalys Launches Wireless Internet on its High-Speed Trains

May 14, 2008
iPass Turns its Users on to In-Flight Wi-Fi

May 13, 2008
Aircell Partners with Aricent to Enable In-Flight Internet for U.S. Passengers

May 12, 2008
Duncan Aviation Completes First SwiftBroadband Install on a Challenger 601-3R

May 8, 2008
Qatar Bans Inflight Mobile Phone Calls

May 7, 2008
Intelsat and Panasonic to Bring Broadband to the Skies

May 5, 2008
Wi-Fi on Southwest, Alaska Set to Take off

May 1, 2008
Aircell Sets Broadband Pricing for BizJets

April 30, 2008
JetBlue Weighs Sale of LiveTV

EMS Technologies Announces First Quarter Results, Revenue Up 13%


Canada Unconvinced about Airborne Cell Phone Use


April 28, 2008
Qest on a Quest

April 25, 2008
Aircell Begins Taking Orders for Business Aviation Broadband

April 23, 2008
Antenna Manufacturer KVH Reports First Quarter Results

April 22, 2008
Air France Gets Mixed Reaction to In-Flight Calling

April 18, 2008
Update on American Airlines' In-Flight Broadband

Globe Telecom Confirms In-Flight Roaming Service


April 16, 2008
Proposal May Ban In-Flight Cell Phone Use

April 15, 2008
Thales to Incorporate Connectivity Features into IFE Systems

April 14, 2008
Wi-Fi Poised for Pilot Flights at 4 Airlines

April 11, 2008
Why U.S. Airlines Won't Join the Mobile Mile High Club

April 9, 2008
Oman Air to Offer OnAir

Celtel Subscribers to Enjoy In-Flight Calls

April 7, 2008

Airlines Sign Up for Mobile Phones

EU Greenlights Cell Calls on Aircraft


April 4, 2008
Air France Debuts Cell Phone Voice Service

April 2, 2008

Panasonic and AeroMobile Deliver On Board Solutions to Passengers

Aircell Receives STC for Broadband Installations on the 767-200


April 1, 2008
John Happ Joins Aircell

March 28, 2008
Aircell Completes National Network

March 26, 2008
Airbus Showcases A350XWB Cabin, Highlights Include Broadband Capabilities

March 24, 2008
WiMax to Make Initial Flight at the Airport

EMS Technologies : Redefining Airmail

March 21, 2008
Qantas to Introduce In-Flight E-mail and Text

Emirates Launches In-Flight Cell Phone Calls

Scramble on to Allow In-Flight Mobile Use


March 19, 2008
Mashable Podcast : Aircell's Tom Weigman

March 18, 2008
Most and Least Wired Airlines and Airports

March 17, 2008
7 Reasons to Take the Bus

Inmarsat Delays Third I-4 Launch after Proton Rocket Fails

March 14, 2008
Astronics to Supply In-Seat Power on 787s

March 13, 2008
Logging On and Tuning In at 40,000 Feet

Aircell Launches Gogo Website


March 12, 2008
In-Flight Broadband A-gogo by Spring

Harris and Voyant Team to Develop Aviation Broadband Solutions

March 11, 2008
TrueNorth Says its Simphone Simplifes Gulfstream IV Upgrades

March 10, 2008
Panasonic in Talks to Install Internet on 100 Planes

March 7, 2008
Want to Manage an Aircraft Telecommunications Network?

Explaining ARINC 818

March 6, 2008
Connectivity Revealed to be on US Airways' Agenda

March 4, 2008
AP Labs Delivers Air-to-Ground Communications Unit for Aircell

March 3, 2008
Ryanair Plans to Install OnAir on 25 737s during 2Q 2008

Mobilink Unveils In Flight Phone Service in Pakistan


On Cloud Number Nine

March 1, 2008
EMS Technologies Reports 4th Quarter Results, Satcom Revenue Up 37% year-over-year

February 26, 2008
Starling Takes Wireless Across the Atlantic

Gloves Inch Off as Aircell and Row 44 CEOs Speak Their Minds


Giving Wings to Wireless Communication - Wi-Fi on Airplanes

February 25, 2008
KVH Receives $20 Million Order for Commercial Aircraft Antennas

Airline Innovations Speed Boarding Process, Provide Web Access

February 23, 2008

American Airlines In-Flight Wi-Fi Ad Posted on YouTube

February 19, 2008
How to Hack a 787

February 18, 2008
AP Labs' Project Might Get Cleared for Takeoff Soon : Company Building Components for Row 44

Skies Becoming Another Wireless Hotspot

February 14, 2008
High-Tech Startup Aims to Revolutionize In-Flight Comms

February 13, 2008

New Capabilities for Old Airborne Sat Phones

February 12, 2008
Trains in Europe Offering Wi-Fi

February 8, 2008
Aircell Executives Provide Insight into Commercial Airline Internet Connectivity Options

February 7, 2008
Eight Reasons You Need to Fly Private - Broadband is One of Them

International Carriers Move to Connectivity Expected to Pressure U.S. Rivals


February 6, 2008

Starling Selects EMS to Manufacture & Market In-Flight Comms Antenna

That's Entertainment: In-Flight Connectivity's Top Dogs Don't Mess Around


U.S. Airlines Face Global Competition Challenge to Delivering In-Flight Communications

February 4, 2008
Emrise Receives $2 Million Order for In-Flight Entertainment & Communications Equipment

February 1, 2008
Airlines Take Another Look at Wi-Fi

January 31, 2008
Micronetics Expands into Satellite-Based Aviation Broadband

In-Flight Broadband : What's the Big Deal?

January 29, 2008
Continental to Offer LiveTV and Wi-Fi on Domestic Flights

U.S. Airlines Step Up to In Flight Internet

January 28, 2008
Thales and Panasonic Taking Different Approaches to In-Flight Communications

Coming to Commuter Rail : Wi-Fi

January 26, 2008

In-Flight Wi-Fi on U.S. Airlines, but no VoIP

January 25, 2008

Rockwell Collins Commerical Revenue Grows 15% Year-over-Year, eXchange Bizjet Broadband Cited under Business Highlights

Business Travelers Cool to In-Flight Internet, according to Orbitz Survey

January 23, 2008
Southwest Airlines Bringing Internet to the Sky with Row 44

Wi-Fi for Airline Passengers Moves Closer to Reality

In-Flight Internet and VoIP : What to Expect from Airlines

January 22, 2008
Did Wi-Fi Interference Cause Boeing 777 Crash?

American Airlines and Aircell Start Testing In-Flight Internet


January 20, 2008
Air Crashes and Wave Interference on Fly-by-Wire Airplanes

January 16, 2008
Rockwell Collins Hiring Bizjet Broadband Product Manager

January 15, 2008
Norwegian Air Set to Offer In-Flight Internet and Mobile Phone Service

January 14, 2008

Coach Seat, First-Class Benefits : Power Up, Log On, Skip the Line

January 12, 2008
Chelton Antenna Biz Gets FAA Cert

Investment Opinion on EMS Technologies cites In-Flight Internet Strength


January 10, 2008

MSNBC : The Buzz with In-Flight Internet

Open Skies, Empty Beds, Plugged in Planes Just Some of the Issues Confronting 2008 Fliers

January 8, 2008

Texting at 35,000 Feet, Air France Breaks the Ice

Bizjet Broadband Launched

Pantagraph.com : Internet Problems May Soar in the Air

January 5, 2008
FAA : 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

Surfing in the Skies

Atlanta Travel Trends : China, Italy, and Wi-Fi

January 2, 2008
Harris Inks Licensing Deal for Aviation Wireless Technologies

January 1, 2008

New Promise for In-Flight Internet

December 28, 2007

Virgin America Hiring Broadband Manager

Rockwell Collins Launches Satellite Broadband Service for Business Jets

December 27, 2007
Turkish Airlines Plans Mobiles In Flight

du to Connect Airline Passengers to AeroMobile

December 26, 2007
Airlines Planning to Filter, Censor In-Flight Internet Access

US Airways Planning IFE Upgrades, but not Internet Services

Get Upwardly Mobile at 30,000 Feet

December 24, 2007
Airlines Say They've Learned from Boeing's In-Flight Net Failure

December 21, 2007
Air France Launches Mobile Messaging


December 20, 2007
ViaSat Signs New Airborne Broadband Agreement with Rockwell Collins and ARINC

December 18, 2007

Rockwell Collins Broadband System for Business Jets Now Available

Changes for Better on Horizon for Fliers in 2008

December 17, 2007
Glasgow Airport Shuttle Gets Wi-Fi

December 16, 2007

TGV Launches Broadband Trial for French Trains

December 14, 2007
Passengers Asked for Their Views on In-Flight Phones

Regional Travelers Want Mobile Phones on Flights

December 10, 2007
Thales Wins IFE and Avionics Contract from Air Asia X - Package Includes OnAir for In-Flight Wi-Fi Service

December 9, 2007
In Cabin Wireless Broadband Gets Lift-Off


December 7, 2007

JetBlue to Offer Wi-Fi for e-mail and messaging


December 6, 2007

TrueNorth Adds Global Broadband Data Service - will use Chelton Antennas & Cabin Electronics and Inmarsat Satellites


December 5, 2007

Aircell Appoints Reid Simpson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 29, 2007
International Communications Group Announces Successful Integration of its Aerocom 3000 with EMS Satcom's HSD-400 and HSD-440 Voice and High-Speed Data Terminals


November 27, 2007
Ed Gerhardt Joins Voyant as General Manager of Wireless Systems


November 26, 2007
Fly the Connected Skies

November 15, 2007
Iridium Reports Third Quarter Results - Revenue up 36% Year-over-Year


November 14, 2007
Royal Jordanian to offer OnAir Mobile and Internet Services

XipLink Selected by ARINC for Bandwidth Optimization

November 13, 2007
Aircell Announces In-Flight Internet Access Partnership; Selects Formation, Inc. as Service Management Provider

November 2, 2007
Astronics Reports Third Quarter Results - Cabin Electronics Revenue up 63% Year-over-Year

October 18, 2007
Ofcom Proposes In-Flight Mobile Phone Use for U.K. Registered Aircraft

October 8, 2007
Airlines Racing to Provide Wi-Fi in the Sky

September 25, 2007
TrueNorth's Airborne Phone Receives FAA STC

September 24, 2007
Aircell to Offer SwiftBroadband for Business Aircraft

September 18, 2007
Alaska Airlines Working with Row 44 to Launch In-Flight Internet Service

International Communications Group Selected to Supply Satellite Communications System for Dassault Falcon Jets

September 17, 2007
Finnair Installing ARINC's Seatback SMS Service on its A340s

September 13, 2007
Virgin America and Aircell Partner to Launch In-Flight Broadband Connectivity Service Over U.S.

September 12, 2007
Voyant Hires Industry Veteran Ted Wolcott as Managing Director of Aviation Broadband Unit

September 5, 2007
Kingfisher Airlines Selects OnAir's Mobile Phone and Internet Services for Long-Haul Flights