The first European airline launches free Starlink on flights

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/63/18/ib-ib-f-ibupe_ea2a6bb1.jpg" Alt = "First European Airline launches free Starlink on flights"/> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ < P > Latvian Airbaltic officially became the first European airline to introduce a high-speed Internet Starlink from SpaceX on board its aircraft Airbus A220-300 for free. The company has received certification from the EU Flight Safety Agency (EASA), the AirBaltic Press Service reported.

< p > “It is not just improvement, but a real revolution in aviation”, & ndash; said the President and CEO of AirBaltic Martin Gauss.

< P > The first flight Airbaltic with the Internet throughout the flight is scheduled for Friday, February 21, on the flight BT221 from Riga to Munich (Germany).

~ ~ ~ < p > Starlink is installed on one aircraft, next week it will appear on one more.

< P > It is expected that the Internet will be available on 25 Airbus A220-300 Airbaltic aircraft, and by the end of the year & ndash; on all airline fleet.

< P > The flight of the world's first aircraft from Starlink & nbsp; Qatar Airways & nbsp; in October 2024. Then Bader Al Meyer Airline CEO conducted a video call with the founder of Starlink & nbsp; nbsp; Ilon Mask & nbsp; during flight at a height of 35,000 feet (approximately 10.7 km).

~ ~ > < P > reported plans for Qatar Airways in 2025 to introduce Starlink technology on all of your Boeing 777.

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