Airbus aircraft enter widespread service with email access.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 March 2003-Airbus: Airbus aircraft enter widespread service with email access(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03132003 Airbus aircraft with a Tenzing-developed means for passengers to send and receive emails in-flight have entered widespread airline service, marking the start of a new era in aircraft connectivity.

Cathay Pacific Airways, in partnership with Hong Kong Internet service provider PCCW NETVIGATOR, began offering the service this week on more than half of its fleet, including 28 Airbus aircraft. This is the first time that email access has been introduced on such large numbers of airliners in scheduled service, as well as the first time that it has been deployed on aircraft to a wide range of long-haul destinations....