Emirates is world's first airline to install phones and fax machines on every aircraft

From: The Arab American News | Date: August 23, 1996 | Copyright information

Emirates is world's first airline to install phones and fax machines on. every aircraft

Emirates is the first commercial airline in the world to have equipped its entire fleet with inflight telephones and fax machines, according to Satellite Aircom, a major consortium and service provider of satellite telecommunications (satcom) facilities to airlines worldwide.

In 1993, Emirates was the world's first airline to introduce satellite telecommunications in Airbus aircraft. Specifi...

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