Before revision: With the advent of cellphones and the Internet a separate or integrated SDU can be used to offer telephone and Internet services to passengers.A330 TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL MECHANICAL & AVIONICS COURSE, pages 58 - 69, copyright Airbus S.A.S, published prior to 2014 but copyright date not URL , retrieved 01 July URL , retrieved 01 July 2014 Logs of satellite communication have been used to inform search and rescue agencies of locations of missing aircraft, notably that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 whose position was unknown due to loss of RADAR contact and other communications.
After revision: With the advent of cellphones and the Internet a separate or integrated SDU can be used to offer telephone and Internet services to passengers.A330 TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL MECHANICAL & AVIONICS COURSE, pages 58 - 69, copyright Airbus S.A.S, published prior to 2014 but copyright date not URL , retrieved 01 July URL , retrieved 01 July 2014 Logs of satellite communication have been used to inform search and rescue agencies of locations of missing aircraft, notably that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 whose position was unknown due to loss of radar contact and other communications.