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I tried Elon Musk's Starlink WiFi on its first Qatar Airways flight. Making video calls at 36,000 feet is a game changer for business and leisure.
Starlink's high speeds made it possible to video call without buffering. Bosses may love its produc…
Pete Syme
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Trump spent the weekend flying around America on a plane previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein
The Trump campaign used a plane Jeffrey Epstein flew on just before his arrest on sex-trafficking c…
Jacob Shamsian,Graham Rapier
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Delta will start offering free Wi-Fi on its planes this year
Delta's new service starts February 1, though only for members of its loyalty program.
Taylor Rains
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The CEO of an exclusive jet carrier says he 'kissed a lot of frogs' before landing a Wi-Fi deal with SpaceX
SpaceX's Starlink offers smaller, lightweight antennas and faster, low-latency internet compared to…
Kate Duffy
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SpaceX's Starlink launches internet service for planes to finally fix crappy in-flight WiFi
Starlink Aviation will be available for $12,500-$25,000 per month on top of an initial hardware fee…
Tim Levin
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SpaceX plans to fit laser links to its Starlink satellites so they can beam the internet to planes for in-flight WiFi
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fit Starlink satellites with laser links. This could give planes intern…
Kate Duffy
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A passenger who caused fighter jets to flank an airliner after he privately joked about blowing up the plane was cleared and avoided a $120,000 bill
Aditya Verma "could not even remotely assume" his Snapchat message would cause such drama, a Spanis…
Pete Syme
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I flew solo across the Atlantic on JetBlue and the free Wi-Fi helped me overcome my worst flying fear
The free Wi-Fi put Insider's reporter at ease by keeping her connected to her loved ones, even duri…
Maria Noyen
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Frontier Airlines CEO says he'll add Elon Musk's Starlink to its planes when the WiFi service is cheap enough, but he'd probably charge passengers for it
Frontier CEO Barry Biffle told CNBC the airline has recently held talks with SpaceX about installin…
Kate Duffy
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Gogo and Intelsat CEOs reveal why their $400 million deal could soon make in-flight WiFi free — and good
The acquisition will improve in-flight WiFi by allowing for gate-to-gate usage and could also see f…
Thomas Pallini
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United just made the largest aircraft order in its history for 270 new Boeing and Airbus jets with seatback screens, WiFi, and more first class seats
United has long been known for flying older planes but is taking a multi-billion-dollar step in a n…
Thomas Pallini
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I have claustrophobia and I'm a travel writer. Here's how I overcome it to handle spending so much time on planes.
Claustrophobia can be hard to deal with on a plane. But travel writer Lola Méndez overcomes it with…
Lola Méndez
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Indian flights will have WiFi soon — leaving only North Korea behind
Airlines flying through the Indian airspace will now be able to offer their passengers Wi-Fi connec…
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The New York Yankees, a franchise worth $6 billion, make players pay $9 out of pocket for in-flight wifi
The New York Yankees are the most valuable franchise in baseball, but when it comes to in-flight wi…
Tyler Lauletta
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink has inked its first deal with a major airline to offer passengers in-flight Wi-Fi
Hawaiian Airlines said Monday it will equip its Airbus A330 and A321neo aircraft, and incoming Boei…
Kate Duffy
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Elon Musk's Starlink gets FCC green light to beam broadband into moving cars, planes, boats
The FCC's authorization will allow Starlink to pursue deals with transport companies more vigorousl…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A woman left her AirPods on a plane and tracked them down to an airport worker's home, report says
Alisabeth Hayden left her headphones on the plane after landing in San Francisco and told CNN that …
Ryan Hogg
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Techies on a plane celebrated after hearing a passenger whoop at the news SVB customers would get their money, VC says
Prashant Fonseka, an investor, turned off his phone's WiFi on a flight to get a break from SVB's co…
Britney Nguyen
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A Southwest passenger thought she and her 2 children were going to die when the plane diverted after someone AirDropped a photo suggesting there was a bomb on the flight
A passenger on the Southwest plane told Insider that the experience of receiving a bomb threat mid-…
Chris Panella,Joshua Zitser
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Airlines are flocking to Elon Musk's Starlink internet service to provide free and fast WiFi to passengers
SpaceX sees a market need for fast and reliable inflight WiFi, saying passengers expect better inte…