Emirates Allows Very First In-Flight Mobile Call
27 Mar, 2008, 2:00 pm IST | by
Shayne Rana
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The world’s first authorized in-flight mobile phone calls on a commercial flight took place today following the successful installation of the AeroMobile system by Emirates Airline. Well it’s about time. I’ve been getting rather tired of hearing the – Please switch off your cell phones and other electronic gear during take off and landing – bit. Finally I’ll be able to make a call while flying and avoid having to use my credit card on a plane. The calls took place on Emirates flight EK751 flying between Dubai and Casablanca following the granting of full approval from aviation authorities. AeroMobile’s equipment allows passengers the convenience of safely using their personal mobile phones during flights, and has been rigorously tested during the approvals process in the past year. Emirates has guidelines for the appropriate use of phones on board, including requesting passengers to have their phones switched to “silent” mode during the flights. At least they wont be off. The airline’s cabin crew will also be able to monitor use of the system and will be in full control of its use throughout flights. The breakthrough came after the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United Arab Emirates-based General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) granted full approval for the AeroMobile system to be used on the Emirates flight. Passengers were able to make and receive voice calls as well as use text messaging. The system automatically came into operation as the Airbus A340-300 reached cruise altitude. Passengers wanting to use the service received a text message welcoming them to the AeroMobile system when they first switched-on their phones. Emirates and AeroMobile will be working to add further features for the benefit of Emirates’ passengers. These include the ability for BlackBerry email and other GPRS data applications later in 2008 and also to integrate the AeroMobile aircraft system with Emirates’ ICE in-flight entertainment system. A second Emirates aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, has already been installed with the AeroMobile system and will be in operation very shortly. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group said, "All seats across our fleet are already equipped with in-seat phones, as well as email and text messaging capabilities via the in-seat entertainment system. We are delighted to now offer them the choice of using their own mobile phones to contact friends, family or colleagues while flying with us." In case you have any questions click here. |
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