Tags: australia, carrier, qantas

Qantas gives go-ahead for in-flight SMS and e-mail

Qantas will allow in-flight SMS and e-mail on select domestic flights by the end of the year after a successful trial of technology developed by aviation tech start-up AeroMobile.

In-flight mobile goes Down Under

Qantas gets ready for a chinwag...

Virgin Blue touts free Wi-Fi in airport lounge battle

Virgin Blue is hoping that the offer of free wireless Internet access in its newly revamped business lounges will help it lure more customers away from arch-rival Qantas, but the discount carrier hasn't quite worked out how it's going to keep everyone else off the network.

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