Indian company, Kingfisher famous for its beer in Britain has bought nearly $7 billion worth of new aircrafts from Airbus. The world’s largest maker of commercial aircraft, Airbus SAS won regulatory approval to offer mobile phone and e-mail services on planes.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has certified the OnAir system that allows passengers to use phones and wireless e-mail devices in flight. Initially, the Airbus service would be offered by several airlines flying short-haul routes in Western Europe. Airbus SAS also won an order from OAO Areoflot for 22 of the planned A350 XWB airliner valued at $4.4 billion.
The company made the announcement at the Paris Air Show, along with other deals for Boeing and Airbus. Airbus’s technology will allow passengers to use BlackBerry-type devices and their mobile phones during flights. Cabin crew would be able to switch off the system during take-off and landing. When most of passengers want to sleep, then also cabin crew will switch off their phone. Initially, Airbus technology would be used only on flights within Europe. The Dubai-based airline, Emirates will launch the Airbus technology on international flights.
France based company Airbus said,
Aeroflot will also acquire 10 A330-200 planes under an operating lease. The companies didn’t specify a value for the A350 contract. List prices exclude discounts that airlines usually receive for larger plane orders. The Russian carrier has ordered five single-aisle Airbus A321 airliners in a contract valued at $440 million.
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Via: Times Online
