American Airlines sepakati penggunaan Starlink untuk Wi-Fi dalam penerbangan

American Airlines telah menandatangani kontrak dengan SpaceX untuk melengkapi lebih dari 500 pesawat berbadan sempit dengan layanan internet satelit Starlink. Peluncuran layanan ini dijadwalkan akan dimulai pada tahun 2027.

Maskapai tersebut mengumumkan perjanjian itu pada hari Selasa. Kontrak ini mencakup armada Airbus milik maskapai tersebut dan akan memungkinkan penumpang mengakses Wi-Fi berkecepatan tinggi di pesawat-pesawat itu mulai awal tahun depan. American menyatakan tidak memiliki rencana untuk mengganti penyedia layanan pada pesawat berbadan lebar mereka, yang saat ini menggunakan sistem dari Viasat dan Panasonic.

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