Qatar Airways debuted Starlink Wi-Fi on one of its planes earlier in the week, the airline announced on Tuesday. The flight went from Doha to London.
Qatar Airways debuted Starlink Wi-Fi on one of its planes earlier in the week. The Boeing 777 jet completed a long-haul Doha-to-London flight on Tuesday, making it the airline’s first to feature the satellite-based internet from Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starlink. "Starlink is now live on a 777 for the first time and will soon be available for all passengers flying on @QatarAirways!" Starlink said in a Tuesday X post about the debut flight.
The airline said in a press release it is the "largest and first carrier in the MENA region to offer passengers Starlink ultra-high-speed, low-latency internet." Other carriers like United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air France and Air New Zealand have also partnered with Starlink to offer onboard Wi-Fi. Some cruise ships also use Starlink. Musk and Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer spoke about Starlink during a video call that utilized the aircraft’s Starlink internet.
High-speed, low-latency internet is the future of aviation connectivity, and we’re excited to work with Qatar Airways to start flying Starlink on their fleet by the end of this year," Starlink Engineering Vice President Mike Nicolls said at the time. The SpaceX subsidiary’s satellite-based internet service is used in over 100 different countries by several million people, according to Starlink.
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