Singapore Airlines will fit its A350 and A380 fleet with Starlink’s inflight internet service with installation slated to begin in Q1 2027.
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LOT Goes Live with Viasat Inflight Internet on 787s
LOT Polish Airlines’ first 787 fitted with inflight internet from Viasat recently entered service, part of an aircraft retrofit program first announced in 2023.
Emirates Confirms Starlink Inflight Internet Upgrade
Emirates is the latest major airline to commit to a fleet-wide deployment of the Starlink inflight internet solution. The first aircraft is already installed.
PaxEx PR: Honeywell JetWave X Connects to Viasat Network
BizAv operators have another modern terminal option now for both the ViaSat-3 and GX constellations, as JetWave X is pitched as supporting all the same new capacity, features, and pricing plans as Viasat’s own GAT-5510.
China Airlines Announces Free Inflight Wi-Fi
China Airlines will make permanent the promotional free Wi-Fi program it offers on board most of its fleet from 1 August 2025.
HBCplus Swaps, Line-fit Plans for Airbus Inflight Connectivity
The Viasat GX Aviation network has been the constellation of choice for more than 100 aircraft in the Airbus HBCplus program, which made the news of it being removed from offerability last week at AIX all the more interesting.
SatShow Scuttlebutt
Some of the smaller hints dropped in various conversations appear to be more significant than they seemed at first blush.
Seeing Stars: Emirates Taps Starlink
Given SpaceX’s announced backlog there’s potential for several more airlines to be part of the Starlink family. And it now appears Emirates is going to become one of them.
Starlux shifts from Viasat to Viasat for inflight internet
Starlux will shift its inflight internet offering to Viasat’s Ka-band satellite offering. The companies announced a full fleet program, addressing both new installations and retrofit of existing aircraft.
Lufthansa adds free messaging for long-haul flights
Lufthansa will expand its free messaging offering this summer to passengers on long-haul flights.