Boeing is remaining tight-lipped about when it will make a decision about providing a standard in-flight connectivity offering for the delayed 787 twinjet.

However, the airframer is poised to make AeroMobile/Panasonic Avionics’ ‘eXPhone’ cellular connectivity solution line-fit offerable to customers, with Boeing 777 operator V Australia slated to launch the service.

“We are studying connectivity but it has been Boeing’s policy not to comment on studies that we have ongoing, so a question along the lines of the timing of completion of the study is not something that we’d comment on,” director, 787 interiors Tom Galantowicz told ATI during a recent press tour of Boeing’s third 787 testbed, ZA003, in Everett, Washington.

Galantowicz confirmed that ZA003, which will support cabin interiors testing, is not fitted with systems to support in-flight connectivity.

He declined to say if Boeing will equip a separate test aircraft, such as ZA006, with passenger conn

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