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airBaltic launches Skynet: Starlink‑powered inflight shopping and passenger platform

airBaltic has launched Skynet, a Starlink‑powered onboard digital platform that bundles inflight shopping, flight information and services into a single portal accessible on passengers' personal devices throughout the flight. The solution—featuring AirMall by InterLnkd—is designed to drive ancillary revenue via targeted onboard commerce.

Discovered 2026-03-23T03:34:30.570558-07:00 | 2026-03-23T03:34:30.570558-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • airBaltic’s Skynet adds to the accelerating airline adoption of Starlink for inflight connectivity, joining other carriers moving to LEO broadband and large rollout plans (see United’s Starlink program and British Airways' installations) — source:1e472c5f-df5a-4d75-a8a7-e62f379e32ef, source:d265e733-3032-4aad-9771-c5415566c00b

  • The platform is a commercial pivot: by integrating AirMall and servicing passengers’ personal devices throughout flight, airBaltic is explicitly targeting ancillary revenue and mirrors the industry trend of shifting IFE and commerce to online/cloud architectures — source:77b75c0d-7e84-4933-9def-f6b61ce7577d

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