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Starlink is spreading its wings. British Airways and four other airlines in the International Airlines Group fleet will be adding the satellite internet service to hundreds of their aircraft starting in early 2026.
The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
International Airline Group (IAG)—which owns British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus—said it will offer Starlink Wi-Fi on 500 planes, starting in early 2026.
Starlink, the satellite internet service in Elon Musk's business empire, will be free to people in Jamaica and the Bahamas amid Hurricane Melissa.
British Airways announced that it will be introducing fast Wi-Fi, powered by Starlink’s satellite constellation, on its airplanes from next year. It will be free, and will work “gate-to-gate,” the company said. Here’s why this is a game-changer.
A Germany-based operations center will provide the infrastructure for cellular satellite connectivity across Europe, including previously underserved areas.
Starlink Group 11-14 lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 4:13 p.m. EST (2113 GMT; 1:13 p.m. local California time), carrying 28 satellites to join the company's growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Small and compact, and designed to be setup and connect from anywhere, the Starlink Mini is the perfect travel companion -- and, yes, it's TSA approved.
SpaceX included the map in emails telling prospective customers where the company's latest deal is available in the US. But it also hints at where the network is overloaded.
Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as president of Bolivia, ending two decades of almost uninterrupted socialist rule and setting the stage for a renewal in relations with the US.