Avianca rolls out SES multi‑orbit Wi‑Fi on 10 A320 Family jets

Avianca is installing SES’s multi‑orbit inflight connectivity across its Airbus A320 Family and has activated Wi‑Fi for passengers on 10 A320 twinjets via the carrier’s Avianca On Air portal. Installations are ongoing as the airline expands onboard broadband across the type.

Discovered 2025-12-14T10:07:36.233253-08:00 | 2025-12-14T10:07:36.233253-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Avianca has made the service passenger‑accessible on 10 A320 twinjets, marking a near‑term user benefit and a measurable step in its fleet rollout.
  • The activation leverages SES’s multi‑orbit approach after its strategic moves to combine GEO/MEO assets, altering supplier dynamics in inflight connectivity (see SES’s recent post‑takeover strategy: https://hype.aero/?story=f04ed957-71c2-4f47-909b-72528af6c88d).
  • The deployment sits inside a broader industry retrofit wave—third‑party installers and operators are mobilizing Starlink and other LEO/GEO options while large carriers scale fleetwide Wi‑Fi programs (related retrofit and rollout activity: https://hype.aero/?story=eacebf10-1079-439a-a609-c64139c9fcf3 and https://hype.aero/?story=93cd5ebf-10e8-4ea9-b971-be758e73a4a3).

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AeroTime air-cosmos.com Satellite Evolution SpaceWatch Africa asdnews.com Via Satellite
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First Seen
2025-12-14T10:07:36.233253-08:00
Latest Update
2025-12-17T01:00:56.707162-08:00
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