Aer Lingus Cabin Crew Jack Hackett and Kelly Radford are pictured ahead of Aer Lingus’ first Starlink flight from Dublin to New York JFK. On Starlink-equipped aircraft, Aer Lingus customers can enjoy ultra‑fast, reliable Wi‑Fi, enabling them to stream, work, game, and stay connected across multiple devices. (image via Aer Lingus)
The first Aer Lingus plane with Starlink’s inflight internet returned to service this weekend. Passengers on the Dublin-JFK service Sunday (EI105) were the first to experience the system for the Irish carrier.
This level of connectivity is a real gamechanger. It gives our customers more freedom in how they spend their time on board and it helps our crews and teams work more efficiently.
Aer Lingus Captain Andrew McCraith switches on Starlink on Aer Lingus’ first Starlink flight from Dublin to New York JFK. (image via Aer Lingus)
The A330 (EI‑EIN) spent approximately six weeks in Bordeaux for the engineering and certification work to have the equipment installed, per flight tracking data. The next plane expected to be fitted, EI-EIV, arrived in Bordeaux on Sunday afternoon after four weeks of other maintenance work in Chateauroux.
The Aer Lingus deployment will see the existing IFC offering from Panasonic Avionics de-installed from the aircraft.
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Seth Miller has over a decade of experience covering the airline industry. With a strong focus on passenger experience, Seth also has deep knowledge of inflight connectivity and loyalty programs. He is widely respected as an unbiased commentator on the aviation industry.
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