In recent times, weve seen many airlines announce plans to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi. Another airline has just revealed plans to roll out this service, and it makes perfect sense when you consider who the CEO is…
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it is important to note that EASA - the European regulator - has approved Starlink on 787s which the FAA has not done.
Every airline should have complimentary, reliable on-board WiFi for all customers. If Starlink can get it done, then, please, by all means, do it.
Why is that, Tim?
You'd think with all the DOGE-ing, Elon would've all-but-guaranteed Starlink approvals by now.
Elon is a proto-fascist pig and I eagerly cheer every misfortune that befalls him
maybe because the feds actually work based on their capacity and first in first out priorities rather than the political motivation that you and others think happens
Kudos to GF for finally jumping on board the Starlink bandwagon, and becoming the first boutique airline in the Gulf to do so — now that QR is mostly done with its Starlink retrofit, and EK and FZ will start soon.
But there’s still a long way to go in terms of premium passenger experience, and the relative lack of brand recognition compared to, say, Oman Air or Saudia does not help. How about joining the Star Alliance? There’s no member from the GCC, and it remains one of the few gaps in its network coverage. GF’s previous CEO was Star’s previous CEO, after all...
Tim, if so, then a little faith in humanity is restored, because, the important work at the FAA and elsewhere should not be corrupted.