The national airline of Qatar, Qatar Airways, has equipped the first Boeing 777 long-range aircraft with Starlink service and is ready for service. The airline also plans to equip its entire fleet of 777s by the end of 2025.
SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite internet service has been taking the airline industry by storm this year, with a handful of airlines equipping their fleets with the service. This has been viewed as an overall win, as reviews of Starlink internet in the sky, paired with it almost always being free, have been considered game-changing for travelers.
On Tuesday, Qatar Airways debuted the service on its first Starlink-equipped 777 with a video recorded in the sky featuring the airway’s CEO and Qatar tourism chairman video calling Elon Musk. Giving him a tour of the plane, even taking him up to the cockpit, Starlink’s high-speed internet, even in the air, has been shown to offer near at-home internet quality.
Qatar’s service will also be entirely free for its passengers and will be offered from gate to gate. The airway is currently undergoing a revamp under its new leadership, with Starlink internet being the first of many changes.
Source: https://spaceexplored.com/2024/10/22/qatar-airways-equips-first-boeing-777-with-starlink-internet/