Elon Musk's Starlink to Provide In-Flight Wireless Internet on Hawaiian Airlines

Starlink, a unit of SpaceX, has been in talks with various airlines for months to provide the in-flight Internet service.

By Reuters | Updated: 25 April 2022 18:24 IST

Elon Musk's Starlink to Provide In-Flight Wireless Internet on Hawaiian Airlines

SpaceX has sought approval from the US Federal Communications Commission to operate Starlink on airplanes

Highlights

Starlink signed its first deal with jet service JSX
The deal involves equipping 100 airplanes with Starlink terminals
Delta Air Lines has reportedly held talks with Starlink

Elon Musk's Starlink will provide in-flight wireless internet on Hawaiian Airlines's trans-Pacific fleet, the airline said on Monday.

Under the deal, the companies are in the initial stages of implementation and the wireless internet is expected to be installed on select aircraft next year, Hawaiian said.

Starlink, a unit of SpaceX, has been in talks with various airlines for months to provide the in-flight internet service as it seeks to expand its reach beyond consumers and households in rural areas of the globe with little to no internet access.

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Hawaiian said it will equip its Airbus A330 and A321neo aircraft, as well as an incoming fleet of Boeing 787-9s with Starlink's satellite internet connectivity service.

Starlink signed its first deal with an air carrier, semi-private jet service JSX, last week and it involves equipping 100 airplanes with Starlink terminals.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Delta Air Lines has held talks with Starlink and had conducted exploratory tests of its technology.

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SpaceX has sought regulatory approval from the US Federal Communications Commission to operate Starlink on airplanes and shipping vessels and had previously tested the internet network on a handful of Gulfstream jets, as well as military aircraft.

Hawaiian said it is not currently planning to deploy the service on its Boeing 717 aircraft that operate short flights between the Hawaiian Islands.

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