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Mobile calls allowed on half of all airlines by 2008

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Almost half of all airlines plan to offer in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers by the end of 2008. The figures in the annual Airline IT Trends survey show an appetite for a range of in-flight passenger communications, with 59 per cent of airlines also planning to offer internet and email access by the end of 2008. The in-flight use of mobile phones by passengers on short-haul airlines in Europe is expected to be approved by telecoms regulators by the end of this year and UK airline BMI has already signed up for trials of a satellite-based technology for in-flight mobile calls next year, along with Air France, Portugal's TAP and Ryanair. Airbus is already planning to replace the out-dated illuminated 'no smoking' signs above passenger seats with 'no mobiles' to prevent their use during take-off and landing.

Mobile calls allowed on half of all airlines by 2008 - silicon.com