OnAir Newsletter
May 2010 
Woman & Man
OnAir News Highlights
 

Industry News Highlights
 
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About OnAir

OnAir provides industry-leading, on-board connectivity solutions that enable passengers
to stay connected while they travel, and airlines and shipping lines to differentiate themselves through offering distinct services to customers. Present aboard airlines on four continents, OnAir provides the only air-travel industry sponsored solution for commercial airlines, private and corporate jets, Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and for long and short-haul flights. OnAir is the only provider of services based on SwiftBroadband (SBB), the latest high-bandwidth satellite technology from Inmarsat, which offers GSM and GPRS for voice, data and Internet. 
 
OnAir was formed in February 2005 by SITA, the leading IT solutions provider to the air transport world and Airbus, the leading aircraft manufacturer.  OnAir was awarded greatest contributor to SBB growth in 2009.
OnAir to start operation in Russia 
 
MegaFon selects OnAir's mobile technology onboard Aeroflot's A330 and A320 fleet
 
OnAir will start offering onboard connectivity services next month, following the signature of an agreement with Russian mobile network operator MegaFon. 

Under the agreement, MegaFon will operatr its own branded air network onboard Aeroflot's fleet under a licence agreement with OnAir. Passengers flying on Aeroflot equipped A330 and A320 family aircraft will be offered attractive mobile communication packages from MegaFon. The service will be based on Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband and will include GSM/GPRS and WiFi Internet.
 
OnAir is the only provider that operates a fully integrated solution that includes both mobile and Internet services (GSM/GPRS and WiFi services). These include voice/text communications, data and Internet enabling passengers to carry on with their travel planning, as well as to communicate with their colleagues, friends and families, in exactly the same way they can on the ground

Libyan Airlines expands partnership with OnAir
 
OnAir to offer cabon connectivty on Libya's national flag carrier's new Airbus A330 long range-fleet

 
LAA
F. Serchesi (Airbus),  F. Michaud (OnAir), F. Zaghonni (LAA), S. Egli (OnAir), A. Issa (LAA)
Airbus Project Director- Head of  Sales MEA - Assistant Commercial Director -  Chief commercial Officer -  Engineer 


Libyan Airlines has made the decison to install the full SwitBroadband Mobile OnAir and WiFi Internet OnAir connectivity solutions aboard their brand-new long-range Airbus A330 aircraft. The airline is expecting delivery of the first A330 in June 2011.
 
Libyan Airlines selected Onair for their single-aisle fleet in August last year (four Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered this year, the first one in September), and is amongst the first airline to install OnAir services for its full Airbus fleet and the first airline in Africa.