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notablepartnership2026-10-26

EasyJet to equip fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi starting 2027

SpaceX · EasyJet

EasyJet will fit Starlink inflight Wi-Fi across roughly 300 Airbus jets starting in 2027, its first in-flight internet.

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  1. [1]trade presspaxex.aero↗
  2. [2]informal · corroborationinsideflyer.com↗
  3. [3]informal · corroborationpaddleyourownkanoo.com↗

what happened

EasyJet said it will install SpaceX's Starlink satellite Wi-Fi across its Airbus A320 and A321 fleet, the airline's first in-flight internet offering. Installation begins in the first half of 2027 and is due to finish within about a year, covering roughly 300 of EasyJet's 375 aircraft (its 79 A319s are excluded). CEO Kenton Jarvis said connectivity matters to both leisure and business customers; EasyJet has not said whether access will be free or paid.

why it matters

EasyJet, Europe's biggest budget carrier by passengers (94 million a year), becomes the largest low-cost operator yet to commit to Starlink, following Wizz Air, Vueling and airBaltic, while Ryanair has held out. Each fleet-wide commitment adds to SpaceX's installed base against Viasat, Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics in a market where airlines increasingly treat onboard connectivity as a competitive differentiator rather than an amenity.

signal-to-noise

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quick facts

Companies
SpaceX, EasyJet
Category
partnership
Impact
notable
SNR
4 / 5
Event date
2026-10-26
Published
2026-10-26 13:50 UTC
#connectivity

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