Saudi Arabian airline startup Riyadh Air is expected to launch operations later this year, initially with a fleet of Boeing 787-9s, and then with a fleet of Airbus A321neos. The airline has today announced its inflight connectivity plans, and it’s good news.
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Of all the legitimately great things they could be shouting about as brand spanking new airline...they chose to boast about being "digitally native"?!?!
That will mean 0.00% except to tech nerds and wankers (and possibly Eskimoo)
Totally disagree, John! I think you’ve missed the point by a solid lightyear. A “digitally native” airline is a global-first, metaverse-only operation. If you’re not a tech nerd or a certified metaverse evangelist (read: prolific wanker), you’ll struggle just to create an avatar—let alone “fly” anywhere to visit your pixelated loved ones...
John and Joe are the dim dinosaurs from Jurassic that won't go extinct.
It's fun and educational to see these creature hilariously trying to fit in. T-Rex dry humping a control tower, now that's funny.
"So, why has Riyadh Air gone with Viasat rather than Starlink?"
I do not believe it is related to technical issues. I rather believe it is related to the main shareholder of Starlink - someone who is not really very popular in KSA. It's a political decision - I believe.