Air New Zealand has started trialling wireless internet on a domestic aircraft using Starlink satellites. The airline said from Tuesday passengers flying on one of its A320 domestic aircraft would be ...

Expensive and erratic, in-flight Wi-Fi has been more of a punchline than a pipeline over the past decade. But 2025 has marked ...

However, passengers will have to wait a bit longer for those services to launch at Air New Zealand. Foran told CNBC Friday that the planned Starlink trials on its aircraft have been pushed to 2025.

Air New Zealand is trialling its Starlink Wi-Fi connectivity on select domestic aircraft, which it says will offer internet to passengers “like they are in their lounge at home”.

Hours after a meeting with SpaceX and Starlink, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran told "Squawk Box Asia" that the company is making "terrific progress" on introducing Starlink Wi-Fi services to its ...

Air New Zealand previously announced plans to trial onboard domestic WiFi and digital bag tags in conjunction with the arrival of an all-electric demonstrator aircraft in mid-2025 1.It was identified ...

Air New Zealand is poised to be the world’s launch customer for Starlink high-speed internet on its ATR 72-600 fleet. A statement from the Toulouse-based turbo-prop manufacturer said the equipment had ...

Other carriers like United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air France and Air New Zealand have also partnered with Starlink to offer onboard Wi-Fi. Some cruise ships also use Starlink.

Air New Zealand announced in December 2023 that Starlink services would be installed on two domestic aircraft in late 2024. The service, which provides high-speed internet via some 6,000 ...

But not just any Wi-Fi will do. As airlines race to entice passengers with fast — and ideally free — internet in the skies, SpaceX's Starlink services are emerging as the latest "it" product ...

But not just any Wi-Fi will do. As airlines race to entice passengers with fast — and ideally free — internet in the skies, SpaceX's Starlink services are emerging as the latest "it" product ...