SpaceX's Starlink internet flies for the first time on a Boeing 777 jet

Kathleen William October 26, 2024

SpaceX's Starlink internet service continues to gain momentum around the world.

Starlink provided WiFi for the first time on a Boeing 777 jet today (October 22) during a Qatar Airways flight from the Qatari capital Doha to London.

The 777 is the “largest and longest-range passenger aircraft equipped with Starlink to date,” SpaceX officials said in an emailed statement today.

#QatarAirways launches the world's first flight equipped with a Boeing 777 Starlink. @StarlinkWe are proud to be the airline leading the way and setting new standards in the aviation industry. ✈️#QatarAirwaysStarlink pic.twitter.com/347ZnclANbOctober 22, 2024

Qatar Airways celebrated this milestone with a press release sent to Earth via Starlink during the flight. According to the press release, the airline will equip its entire 777 fleet with Starlink service, free of charge for passengers, in 2025.

Related: Starlink Satellites: Facts, Tracking and Impact on Astronomy

Qatar Airways also posted on YouTube a video conversation that its CEO, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, had during the flight with SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, again using the Starlink service.

The Doha-based carrier isn't the only airline to have signed a Starlink service agreement: SpaceX also has deals with United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and airBaltic, among others.

SpaceX currently operates more than 6,400 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. While this is an impressive number, it is sure to continue to rise; The mega-constellation could eventually grow to around 40,000.

“This is the minimum, and it only gets better from here,” Musk said during the video call with Al Meer on Monday.

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