Qantas in-flight SMS and Email trial

The carrier first flagged plans to conduct the trial in August. Telstra, Panasonic Avionics and AeroMobile will be part of the exercise.

Qantas said passengers wanting to send or receive an SMS will need international roaming activated, and a GSM mobile phone. To send or receive e-mail messages, a GPRS-enabled device would do.

"We have asked our business travellers about the concept, [and] the overwhelming majority felt the service was a good idea, particularly e-mail access. This evaluation is the first step towards building a product which will support our customers' business and communication needs into the future," Lesley Grant, Qantas group general manager (Customer Product and Services), said in a statement

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