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Emirates begins installing Starlink Wi-Fi in its A380 fleet

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Nevil Gibson Sat, 02 May 2026
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Emirates has completed installing the first Starlink Wi-Fifi in its world-leading fleet of A380s. It takes three antennas to cater for the double-decker layout and high passenger capacity. The satellite-based Starlink provides more than 2Gbps (gigabytes per second) of total aircraft bandwidth.

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Nevil Gibson Sat, 02 May 2026
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