Can sent message on iPad air

Hello VeeBear1966,

It sounds like you are unable to send any iMessages at all. I recommend the troubleshooting in the following article named:

iOS: Troubleshooting Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755

Issues with sending and receiving iMessages

1. Make sure that the contact trying to message you isn't blocked in Settings > Messages > Blocked.
2. Verify that the contact you are attempting to send a message to is registered with iMessage.
3. If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
4. If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and re-create the contact in the Contacts application. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
5. Back up and restore your device as new.

If you are not receiving iMessages across all iOS devices

1. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive on each iOS device and verify that you have signed in with your Apple ID. You must use the same Apple ID on each device.
2. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > You Can Be Reached By iMessage At and verify that you have selected each phone number and email address you want to use with iMessage.
3. Follow these steps if you linked a phone number to your Apple ID with iMessage and the phone number hasn't appeared.
4. Sign out of your Apple ID in Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and Settings > FaceTime on all devices. After you have signed out, if you are linking a phone number to an Apple ID, sign in to iMessage on your iPhone first. Then sign in to the rest of your device ones by one with iMessage and FaceTime.

If your iMessages don't transmit as SMS when iMessage is unavailable for use

1. Go to Settings > Messages > Send as SMS and turn on "Send as SMS".
2. Select your phone number when Sending iMessages in Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Start New Conversations From.
3. Make sure that you are able to send SMS with Settings > iMessage turned off.

If you are unable to send SMS or MMS texts as well, there is a section toward the bottom of the documentto help with that as well.

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Take care,

Sterling

Is this an iMessage to another iMessage user? You can't send standard SMS/Text messages from an iPad.