Comlux is to provide passengers aboard its Airbus 319CJ, due to come into service in January 2012, with full mobile telephone access. The operator has chosen to partner with OnAir once again following the successful installation of its system on a A320 Prestige which entered into service at the beginning of May.

Passengers will be able to make and receive calls and text messages, do their emailing and use mobile data with OnAir's inflight connectivity service.

"Our clients made it very clear they want to be able to communicate during flights. Offering Mobile OnAir service is part of our ongoing drive to improve our clients' travel experience," says Richard Gaona, ceo of Comlux.

"Inflight connectivity is now a reality and it should be no surprise that people want to be able to use their phones during flights. After all, we can use them in any other means of transportation.

"It is particularly true of the people who charter Comlux aircraft, for whom the ability to communicate during flights is very important," says Ian Dawkins, ceo of OnAir.

OnAir's SwiftBroadband-based service Mobile OnAir enables passengers to use their own mobile phones and Smartphones wherever they are flying in the world. Usage is billed by the passengers' mobile operator, in the same way as international roaming, which the company says makes it very simple to manage for any vip operator and charter.