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American Airlines has announced a major inflight connectivity overhaul, partnering with SpaceX's Starlink to install satellite Wi-Fi across more than 500 narrowbody aircraft beginning in Q1 2027. The rollout will cover domestic and short-haul international routes, bringing low-Earth-orbit broadband to the bulk of the airline's narrowbody fleet.
Starlink's Aero Terminal supports up to 1 Gbps per antenna — a significant step above the legacy Ku-band and Ka-band systems most US carriers currently operate. American's statement specifically called out streaming, online gaming, and real-time collaborative tools as target use cases, signalling that the carrier is positioning connectivity as a genuine product differentiator rather than a checkbox amenity.
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