American Airlines firma un acuerdo con Starlink para ofrecer wifi a bordo

American Airlines ha firmado un contrato con SpaceX para equipar más de 500 aviones de fuselaje estrecho con el servicio de internet satelital Starlink. El despliegue está programado para comenzar en 2027.

La aerolínea anunció el acuerdo este martes. Este abarca la flota de Airbus de la compañía y permitirá a los pasajeros acceder a wifi de alta velocidad en esos aviones a partir de principios del próximo año. American indicó que no tiene planes de cambiar de proveedor en sus aviones de fuselaje ancho, los cuales utilizan actualmente sistemas de Viasat y Panasonic.

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