| In order to serve the visitors of 2010 Shanghai | | | | Administration of China and related departments from |
| world Expo, China Eastern Airlines(CEA) recently | | | | airports. But CEA said that in addition to mobile phone |
| consulted with China Mobile Communication | | | | communication and Internet operation, it would |
| Company(CMCC). Both parties planned to establish | | | | cooperate with CMCC in many areas. Currently, all of |
| flights information platform. During the session of | | | | the businesses are in discussion. |
| 2010 Shanghai World Expo, CMCC will allow the | | | | At present, in Chinese domestic airlines, only |
| passengers of CEA to make mobile phone call and to | | | | several airlines like Shenzhen airlines can provide |
| go online in its flights. | | | | in-flight mobile phone and Internet service. In its |
| These two groups put forward elementary | | | | planes, Shenzhen airline installed some electronic |
| cooperative vision, which is to establish new | | | | devices provided by OnAir Company. These devices |
| generation of flight information platform. Both sides | | | | include GSM in-flight mobile communication device, |
| also planned to cooperate on mobile phone | | | | satellite communication components, antenna and so |
| communication and Internet service in flight. | | | | on. Passengers can freely make mobile phone call, |
| But at present, both sides have not yet issued a | | | | send messages, log in Internet and chat online |
| formal framework for cooperation. If they want to | | | | through these devices. The installation fee for each |
| realize mobile phone communication in flight, they | | | | plane is RMB 4.5 million yuan. The high cost and |
| should solve not only the necessary technical | | | | various procedures make many airlines halt on this |
| problems but also get approvals from Civil Aviation | | | | business. |