Air China planning expansion and Internet on flights

Chinese airline company Air China has announced that passengers on some of their flights would soon be able to logon to the internet in near future. They are collaborating with Connexion by Boeing, a unit of the Boeing Company to enable 15 of Air China’s Boeing 747-400 planes and an undisclosed number of others with this capability.

The work on this project would begin later this year and should be complete before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This network would be available on flights between China and North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.

Air China Vice President Ma Kuiliang said about this new project: “Air China is pleased to work with Connexion by Boeing to bring this leading service to its passengers. China will be prominently featured on the stage to the world during the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games and this technology will help to enhance Air China’s service quality and make the wonders of our country accessible to the world through the provision of airborne Internet service.”

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