Tenzing also helped Cathay Pacific Airways and Air Canada build similar e-mail services on their aircraft. Cathay Pacific is expected to announce its email service within the year. However, the SIA system represents a much bigger overhaul of its in-flight entertainment system. Passengers will be charged for sending and receiving e-mail. The fee structure is not known.
Passengers can play multiplayer network PC games, regardless of where they are seated on the flight.
Presently, there are 25 games to choose from. According to Mr Tan, productivity applications such as email and word-processing applications will become fundamental features of the airline's future aircraft.