An Australian budget airline has announced that it will recommend Apple iPads for rent as a new in-flight entertainment system

Apple iPads will be obtainable for Australian budget airline passengers to rent, Quantas-owned Jetstar has announced. In a trial that will launch afterward this month, Australian Jetstar will bid iPads, pre-loaded with movies, TV, books, music and games, for $10 (£5.70) on choose flights.

Jetstar marketing general manager David May told The Australian that the first two-week trial would be on domestic flights longer than an hour. Thirty units would be on every test aircraft.

The airline has said that the service will use a mixture of Australian in-flight entertainment service provider Stellar In-flight and UK-based Blue box Avionics to expand custom software for the iPad.

London-based Blue box first demonstrated its iPad software at the Hamburg Aircraft Interiors demonstrate last Month, and had formerly said that it was not likely to be in planes until July.

Jetstar chief executive Bruce Buchanan said the airline was anticipating a excellent response to the offering.