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fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago
Gadgets

Ryanair CEO who argued with Elon Musk over Starlink thinks every airline will have free WiFi within 5 years

Free, fast in-flight WiFi could become standard within five years if antenna designs avoid external installations and added fuel costs that raise ticket prices.
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago
Tech industry

Airlines are racing to add Starlink WiFi - here are 18 that already have it

Starlink is rapidly expanding into commercial aviation, with Emirates adding free LEO-satellite WiFi as airlines adopt it to offer high-speed in-flight internet.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Elon Musk says Europe's biggest airline will lose customers without Starlink

Ryanair will not install Starlink because executives believe passengers will not pay for Wi‑Fi on short flights, preserving a strict no‑frills low‑cost model.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Free airline WiFi is no longer special

On Tuesday, the Texas airline said it will begin rolling out free, high-speed WiFi on more than 1,400 mainline narrowbody and dual-class regional aircraft. By early spring, nearly every American flight - including new Boeing 787s serving long-haul international routes - will offer the service. American said this will make it the airline with free WiFi on more planes than any other carrier in the world.
Travel
Travel
fromCN Traveller
6 months ago

Do we really need complimentary WiFi on planes?

In-flight time offers a rare analogue refuge for focus, rest, reflection, and escape from constant digital interruptions.
Travel
fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago

Alaska Airlines is rolling out Elon Musk's Starlink to all its planes and letting customers choose how to earn loyalty points

Alaska Airlines overhauls Atmos Rewards, offering free Starlink WiFi for members, flexible point-earning options, and a new co-branded Bank of America credit card.
fromThe Verge
1 year ago

United's Starlink-powered Wi-Fi signals the end of airplane mode

As expected, the Wi-Fi was very fast and left me wondering whether this will herald the end of spotty in-flight Wi-Fi, expensive connectivity fees, or even the quaint notion that we can avoid work altogether while cruising at 30,000 feet in the air.
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