Skyhigh SMS
SENDING and receiving SMS messages and emails soon will be common on Qantas domestic flights.
It follows a trial, using one Boeing 767 fitted with the latest technology, from April until January.
"The evaluation of this new technology was a great success," Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti said yesterday.
"An overwhelming majority of passengers involved in the evaluation indicated they wanted access to in-flight connectivity on an ongoing basis."
The technology will be fitted later this year to a number of Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 jets.
Mr Borghetti said it allowed mobile phones and portable devices to be used safely without interference to aircraft systems or the ground communication network.
Share this article
Coming soon: Emails and SMS messaging on flights.
New Jetstar flights between Cairns and Osaka
THE re-introduction of Jetstar's four weekly direct services to Osaka in Japan and a doubling of flights to Melbourne from April 1 next year are the first significant announcements today by the airline as the result of a new agreement with Cairns Airport.
Kate earns National Pride Medal
INSPIRING young leader and cancer survivor Kate Smith could hardly believe she won a national Pride of Australia medal last night.
Escapee back in custody
BREAKING NEWS: Police have found a man who escaped from police custody at Ravenshoe on Sunday night.
Woman watched boyfriend bash, strip tourist
THE girlfriend of a man accused of raping and attempting to rape two foreign tourists at a Cairns caravan park says she watched him bash and strip one of them then chase after her.
