American Airlines tecknar avtal med Starlink för wifi ombord

American Airlines har tecknat ett avtal med SpaceX om att utrusta fler än 500 smalkroppsflygplan med Starlinks satellitinternet. Utrullningen planeras att påbörjas 2027.

Flygbolaget tillkännagav avtalet på tisdagen. Det omfattar bolagets Airbus-flotta och kommer att ge passagerare tillgång till höghastighets-wifi på dessa plan från och med början av nästa år. American uppger att de inte har några planer på att byta leverantör för sina bredkroppsflygplan, som för närvarande använder system från Viasat och Panasonic.

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