US EditionAlaska Airlines Will Add Starlink Internet Service to Its Planes
Alaska Airlines will install Starlink on its full fleet by 2027, offering free high-speed Wi-Fi to Atmos Rewards members and cutting annual fuel use by 800,000 gallons.
- On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines signed an agreement with SpaceX to install Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, with T-Mobile sponsoring free service for Atmos Rewards members.
- After Alaska Air Group acquired Hawaiian last year, Hawaiian Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier with Starlink, and United Airlines adopted it earlier this year, increasing competitive pressure.
- With speeds up to 500 Mbps, Starlink uses a constellation of more than 8,000 low Earth orbit satellites and Alaska Air Group says its lightweight equipment will save over 800,000 gallons of fuel annually.
- Atmos Rewards members will receive ad-free Wi-Fi with T-Mobile customers bypassing ads, while non-T-Mobile passengers may face an ad-supported model.
- Installation begins in December 2025, with Starlink service launching in 2026 and fleetwide completion by early 2027; air-to-ground service ends April 1, 2026, and upgrades target most E175s and 737‑700s.
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Alaska Airlines to offer free Starlink Wi-Fi on board its planes - The Points Guy
Alaska Airlines is jumping on the fast, free inflight Wi-Fi bandwagon.The Seattle-based carrier on Wednesday announced it will outfit all of its planes with Starlink connectivity — and the service will be free to members of Atmos Rewards, the new joint loyalty program Alaska just unveiled in concert with sister airline Hawaiian Airlines.Alaska's Wi-Fi upgrade comes after parent company Alaska Air Group last year acquired Hawaiian, which has alre…
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