The new service enables passengers to surf the internet, check e-mails, and browse microblogs on board.
Doctor Ding Xiaoyu is from the China Civil Aviation Management Institute.
He says before offering in-flight services, the plane should be tested using strict procedures.
"When the plane takes off and lands, we should check whether every system installed on the plane is working correctly. When the airline is sure that every system is running well, the in-fight service can get approval to be applied."
So far, several international civil aviation carriers have offered in-flight broadband Internet access.
Air China began its trial of the in-fight service in 2010.
Zhang Yun is director at the on-board internet office of Air China.
He says that tech
