Get the latest tech news

Alaska Air will offer Starlink in-flight internet starting next year


In-flight internet is crappy, but more and more airlines believe that Starlink is the solution.

The latest company to sign with the SpaceX affiliate is Alaska Air Group, which announced that it will start offering Starlink Wi-Fi next year and expand the service to its entire fleet by 2027. Despite those costs, carriers see reliable in-flight internet as a potential game-changer, as it would allow customers to work, communicate and stream videos or live TV. Some may view his fractured relationship with US president Donald Trump as a negative, while end-users may be turned off by his political affiliations — something that has seemingly affected sales of his Tesla EVs of late.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Endgadget

Read more on:

Photo of Year

Year

Photo of internet

internet

Photo of Flight

Flight

Related news:

News photo

FBI warns of Russian hackers exploiting 7-year-old Cisco flaw

News photo

Horror movie classic Halloween is getting the 1v4 multiplayer treatment, and it's out next year

News photo

The Rogue Prince of Persia is out now on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, Switch 2 version coming later this year