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'I'm On The Plane!' Phone Calls In Mid Air

The first authorised mobile phone call was made during a comercial flight. Maby the sound of ringtones on aeroplaneswill become a common feature during flights.

Phone calls and texts on flights
A passenger on an Emirates flight between Dubai and Casablanca made the historical call at 30,000 feet.

The airline has said technology made by AeroMobile protects navigation equipment from interference.
Passengers normally have to switch their phones onto "flight safe mode" every time they step onto a plane.
This practice may soon be entirely abandoned as other airlines clamour to test mid-air mobile use.
A spokesperson for British Airways told Sky News Online: "We are looking into the possibility in terms of technology, regulatory practices and whether our customers would want mobile phone use on-board."
One option could be to allow text messages but not voice calls, she added.