US airline plans to equip its entire widebody fleet with the satellite connectivity system by mid-2027
Austrian Airlines has launched high-speed Starlink internet on board its first aircraft, with a brand-new Airbus A320neo completing its first scheduled flight to Porto (OPO) on Sept. 7, 2026. The aircraft, registered as OE-LXF, is the first in the Austrian Airlines fleet to feature Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi powered by Starlink. The service is designed to […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu9 SeptA brand-new Airbus A320neo (OE-LXF) featuring the fastest in-flight Internet connection currently available to passengers took off on its first scheduled flight. Destination: Porto. Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn...
FAI Technik, the MRO subsidiary of FAI Aviation Group, has been appointed an authorized dealer and installer of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system for business aviation at its facility at [...]
Business Airport International•Web Team7 SeptScandinavian Airlines (SAS) has made high-speed onboard connectivity available on the airline’s European flights with the installation of Starlink satellite internet across its entire Airbus A320neo fleet. The airline first introduced Starlink connectivity in March and has now finished installing the service across the aircraft type, allowing SAS passengers to work, stream content, browse the […]
Travel Radar•Manahil Chaudhary4 SeptSAS has completed the installation of Starlink high-speed internet across its entire fleet of 81 Airbus A320neo aircraft, only six months after launching the service in March 2026. The A320neo is the first aircraft type in the SAS fleet to be fully equipped with Starlink. It represents approximately 70% of the airline’s fleet and operates […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban3 Sept
Scandinavian carrier has equipped around 70% of its fleet with the satellite-based high-speed internet service and will now expand it to other aircraft types
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier2 Sept
SAS announced free Starlink Wi-Fi in early 2025, and after a slow start, the airline has now completed installation across its entire Airbus A320neo fleet.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig2 Sept
Frequent flyers gain gate-to-gate streaming and speedy cloud access as satellite links roll out in record time.
Opinionated entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken aim at Delta Air Lines, claiming that passengers are avoiding the carrier due to its lack of Starlink WiFi. Never one to mince his words when it comes to online flame wars (such as his public spat with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary), Musk even said that things will "get much worse" for Delta.
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The carrier expects to have all of its Dreamliners equipped by the end of the year.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile26 Aug
More than 60 A320neo, A321XLR and E195-E2 aircraft will receive satellite connectivity using an alternative architecture to Starlink
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug
Qatar Airways has become the first airline to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, globally. The carrier has also completed Starlink rollout across its 787-8 sub-fleet in 7 months, bringing the...
Qatar Airways, was the world’s first airline to equip its fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi. As a result, the airline has become the major global airline to operate this ultra-fast Wi-Fi on the Boeing 787-9 widebody aircraft. Qatar Airways remains ahead of the curve, it is scheduled to complete the Starlink Wi-Fi rollout across its Boeing […]
Travel Radar•Nibras Malik23 AugOn Aug. 19, Lufthansa launched its new Starlink-powered Wi-Fi. Flight LH234, travelling from Frankfurt to Rome, was operated using an Airbus A320neo with registration “D-AINM” and is the first aircraft in the airline’s fleet to feature Starlink. Free of Charge for Miles & More Members The Wi-Fi offers in-flight internet speeds faster than many connections […]
Travel Radar•Lorna Rudge21 Aug
Qatar Airways has reached a new milestone in its global Starlink programme, further expanding high-speed onboard connectivity across its widebody fleet. The airline has now become the first carrier globally to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft, while completing the rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet and bringing the total number of Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft in operation to 150.
In late 2024, we saw Qatar Airways equip its first aircraft with Starlink connectivity. At the time, this made the oneworld carrier one of the first in the world to introduce this.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig20 Aug
Passengers on Qatar's 787-9 routes will access connectivity up to 500 megabytes a second from gate-to-gate.
Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to operate a Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, after completing…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim20 Aug