Flugindustrie: Erster Lufthansa-Jet mit Starlink-Wifi geht an den Start
Schnelles Internet über den Wolken: Die Lufthansa Gruppe stattet bis 2029 ihre rund 850 Flugzeuge mit Starlink aus. Den Anfang macht bereits am Mittwoch ein Airbus A320neo.
Frankfurt - Lufthansa Group is equipping its entire fleet with Starlink satellite internet, as announced by the company. The first Middle-Range Airbus A320neo of the main Lufthansa company will take off on Wednesday with the new WiFi service. Passengers will be able to browse the internet at high speed, stream content, or work in their corporate network onboard.
Lufthansa claims that the online bandwidth will often surpass home or office internet connections. This makes the MDax company the first airline worldwide to offer Starlink. The airline, which is part of the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX business that has installed more than 9,000 satellites, plans to provide the service for all status customers and passengers free of charge, provided they register a user account for the "Travel-ID".
The investment volume was not disclosed by the company. The necessary technology will be installed during scheduled maintenance in the aircraft. Dieter Vranckx, a board member, stated that by 2029, all about 850 group airplanes will be equipped with this technology.
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