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OnAir 2010 - Connecting customers
to the future
2009 - A breakthrough Year for OnAir
In early January, OnAir celebrated its 100,000th commercial flight with its inflight connectivity services. The milestone crowns a successful 2009 with five service launches and nine new agreements with airlines, governmental and VIP operators around the world.
Business momentum for OnAir has accelerated in recent months, and continues in 2010. In December 2009, OnAir announced a new SMS service enabling airlines to communicate with individual passengers during the flight. On January 5th, OnAir announced expansion into the shipping sector, providing Hapag Lloyd Cruises' flagship MS Europa with OnAir's Mobile technology, using an existing KU-band satellite link - and underlining the versatility of OnAir's technology in being able to use various types of satellite links. Close on the heels of the Hapag Lloyd deal, OnAir announced a further airline deal for short-haul and long-range flights.
In February 2010, OnAir goes live with Internet OnAir, a new service which enables airline passengers to access the Internet and VPN networks as they do on the ground by connecting their laptops either wirelessly or via a wired connection.
 Ramp-up in commercial use through 2009 means we are looking at 2010 as the year in which the service will become commonplace across the industry. Airlines are becoming more receptive to the benefits of the service - a differentiated offering to passengers, better customer care, and very real operational gains both in efficiency and cost control
We look forward to 2010, providing state of the art connectivitiy solutions for our existing and future customers.
BENOIT DEBAINS, CEO, OnAir |
