After two weeks and 35 active passenger flights United’s first Starlink-equipped regional jet is taking a break.
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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.
United’s first Starlink plane fitted
United’s first regional jet is now fitted with the Starlink inflight internet service. It is the first of more than 1,000 planes the airline plans to fit with the new satellite-based service.
Starlink activates on airBaltic
Starlink inflight internet is now active on airBaltic. The move comes six weeks after the first airBaltic aircraft fitted with the hardware launched its test flight program.
Viasat continues to ride an aviation high
A shift may, in fact, be underway in the IFC market, but Viasat is still riding high. The company’s latest quarterly earnings note a 13% increase in commercial aviation aircraft in service over the past year, now around 3,950 active.
Flexjet to double in size with massive Embraer BizAv order
Flexjet will acquire more than 180 new Embraer business jets, part of a plan to nearly double its fleet size over the next five years.
ATR secures EASA certification for Starlink installation
ATR announced this week it secured certification for the Starlink system on the ATR 72 family, paving the way for airline installations. Air New Zealand will be the launch customer.
airBaltic’s first Starlink aircraft makes initial test flight
A 96 minute flight over western Latvia on Tuesday kicked off the flight certification program for the Starlink inflight internet service on the airBaltic A220 fleet.
United updates Starlink deployment details
United Airlines says the rollout of its new Starlink-powered inflight internet service will happen faster than previously planned, with the first commercial flight in February 2025.
Leading with LEO
Add another airline to the collection looking at LEO for an inflight connectivity upgrade.