Seeing reports of meaningful Wifi speed improvements across the Delta fleet as the airline begins connecting hundreds of aircraft per week to Viasat's V-3 satellite network.
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End of September update on the United Airlines Starlink rollout. 50+ aircraft added in September alone, including the first 787 with Starlink. 777-300ER and 767-300ER up next.
Boom Supersonic Founder Blake Scholl and me at KSDL today.
Starlink is now rolling out across United's 787-8 Dreamliner fleet. The first aircraft goes into service tonight.
First time seeing a Starlink-equipped Southwest 737.
My August update on the United Airlines Starlink rollout. United is adding Starlink to roughly 50+ mainline aircraft per month.
I landed at some airport where they don’t paint the planes.
United Airlines Starlink rollout update as of July 30th. Aircraft with Starlink: 737-800: 67 737-900: 47 A321neo: 36 777-200ER: 1
BREAKING: Frontier Airlines to add Starlink WiFi to its fleet in 2027
NEWS: Delta Air Lines passes the 1,000 aircraft mark.
NEWS: Delta began unwinding its 717 fleet today with the first of several 717 retirements this summer. This marks the first 717 to exit Delta's fleet in over 5 years.
NEWS: United Airlines now has 105+ mainline aircraft with Starlink WiFi as of this morning.
The latest from the 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, SC. 📷: @BoeingSCSpotter (X)
VFR transition over Atlanta yesterday morning. @atlairport.bsky.social Bucket list item checked off.
NEWS: Riyadh Air plans to take delivery of their first 787 Dreamliners today.
NEWS: United Airlines takes delivery of their first A321XLR today. ▪️Starlink onboard ▪️20 lie-flat Polaris seats ▪️50 on order
An update on the 787 facility expansion at Boeing Charleston, South Carolina.
NEWS: JetBlue to launch route between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, Venezuela
American Airlines to add Starlink WiFi to 500 Airbus aircraft.
Extremely impressive operations from the folks at Delta today.
Saudi-backed Riyadh Air is expected to take delivery of its first two 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing in the coming week, per @telegraph.co.uk
NEWS: United Airlines now has 50 mainline aircraft with Starlink WiFi as of this morning.
NEWS: United Airlines to launch flights to Sapporo, Japan 3x weekly from San Francisco. ✈️: 787-9 Dreamliner
The new Delta A321neo featuring 44(!) first-class seats. Soon flying on: ATL-LAX ATL-SFO ATL-SAN ATL-SEA