Parsing the language of a press release can be an interesting challenge. Subtle changes over the past couple months with Southwest Airlines’ IFC play are worth digging in to.
Starlink
Some Starlink Updates from AIX 2026
Starlink launched its commercial aviation offering with an incredibly simple premise: bandwidth solves everything. And that worked, at least initially. As it competes for airline business many of the previously dismissed complexities are now part of the company’s offerings, and more are included with each hardware iteration.
ThinKom’s Nexus Delivers High Performance in a Compact Package
The next big thing from ThinKom is impressively small. The ThinAir Nexus antenna brings ThinKom’s proven multi-orbit performance to market in a footprint matching LEO-only ESAs.
Virgin Atlantic Details Starlink Rollout
Virgin Atlantic will launch its Starlink inflight Internet service from next month. The carrier expects its first A350 to be fitted and in service in May 2026. While a specific date has not yet been named, the carrier confirmed in a press release that the service will debut on VS153 from London to JFK in […]
Aer Lingus Activates First Starlink Aircraft
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.
ZIPAIR Selects Axinom Stream to Power Streaming Inflight Entertainment Platform
ZIPAIR’s shift to Starlink for inflight internet comes with a push to add more streaming media content, licensed and managed by the carrier, for consumption on board, with Axinom Stream helping to power that service.
United Airlines Launches CRJ450, Premium Twist on CRJ200
United Airlines will make its smallest regional jets more premium, launching the CRJ450 mod of the CRJ200 type, including a first class cabin.
"SkyNet" Inflight Shopping Launches on airBaltic, Starlink
airBaltic aims to pick up some ancillary revenue from inflight shopping, with the launch of Skynet*, “an innovative digital platform available to all travelers on their personal devices throughout the flight,” powered by the carrier’s Starlink IFC service.
SAS Taps 3 for Starlink Subsidy, Global Roaming Support
SAS launched a strategic partnership with mobile telcom provider 3 supporting, among other things, the cost of delivering the complimentary Starlink internet service on board.
British Airways Activates First Starlink Installation
The first British Airways aircraft fitted with the Starlink inflight internet solution is now flying.