According
to Aeroflot program of introducing Wi-Fi Internet access on board of
its long-haul aircraft for 2013, this service will be available on 26
long-haul airplanes by the end of the year.
22
Airbus 330 and 4 Boeing 777 airliners will be connected to Internet
through satellite-based onboard Wi-Fi, and on 15 of them (12 Airbus
330 and 3 Boeing 777) this service will be already available in Q1
2013.
Aeroflot
long-haul fleet backbone is formed by Airbus 330, and the forthcoming
delivery of new Boeing 777s will significantly strengthen the air
company’s long distance flights capacities.
Aeroflot
will continue introducing onboard Wi-Fi Internet
program on Boeing 777 aircraft, making Wi-Fi
Internet available on 6 B777 in 2014, 3 B777 in 2015 and 3 B777 in
2016.
Aeroflot
is developing its inflight connectivity program in partnership with
OnAir - the global inflight connectivity services provider, using
Inmarsat’s satellite networks. OnAir Company was incorporated in
2005 and is owned by SITA, the IT solutions provider to the air
transport world and Airbus, the aircraft manufacturer.
This
Wi-Fi Internet access system has been successfully tested in the sky
and is already available on five Airbus 330 planes:
1.
VQ-BPI “L.Yashin”
2.
VQ-BPK “I.Kulibin”
3.
VP-BDD “A.Mojaiskiy”
4.
VP-BDE “L.Kantorovich”
5.
VQ-BPJ “V.Brumel”
Aeroflot
was the first Russian company to provide its passengers with on board
mobile connection and Internet access.
“On
Board Internet” program has being implemented in Aeroflot since
2010. By granting the access to the worldwide web through global
Wi-Fi service Aeroflot marks the new stage of the mentioned program,
significantly expanding the possibilities of its flying Internet
users. This service is particularly popular among business travelers,
who need to stay connected all the time.
“Our
aim is to make Wi-Fi access available on all our long-haul aircraft.
The ongoing program pursues our two key development strategy goals:
to introduce the newest technologies in all spheres of our company
and to enter the list of the world’s leading air carriers in the
quality of passengers’ service”, said Mr. Vitaly Saveliev,
Aeroflot CEO.
