The airline plans to invest some US$27 million to fit its fleet with the AeroMobile system, which ensures that passengers' mobile phones operate at their absolute minimum power, thereby allowing safe use on the aircraft.
Emirates Claims First Place In Race To Allow In-flight Calls
The first authorized mobile phone call made from a commercial flight was made on March 20 at 30,000 feet en route to Casablanca, onboard an Emirates Airbus A340-300 aircraft - the first in the airline's fleet to be equipped with the AeroMobile system.
The first authorized mobile phone call made from a commercial flight was made on March 20 at 30,000 feet en route to Casablanca, onboard an Emirates Airbus A340-300 aircraft - the first in the airline's fleet to be equipped with the AeroMobile system. Emirates' second mobile-equipped aircraft is a Boeing 777-300.
The airline plans to invest some US$27 million to fit its fleet with the AeroMobile system, which ensures that passengers' mobile phones operate at their absolute minimum power, thereby allowing safe use on the aircraft.
The airline plans to invest some US$27 million to fit its fleet with the AeroMobile system, which ensures that passengers' mobile phones operate at their absolute minimum power, thereby allowing safe use on the aircraft.
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