Emirates to fit Starlink across entire widebody fleet by 2026 and orders 65 Boeing 777‑9s at Dubai Airshow

Emirates will outfit its entire widebody fleet — 232 Boeing 777s and A380s — with Starlink connectivity by 2026 and will offer free Starlink Wi‑Fi from the carrier’s first 777 commercial flight on 23 November 2025. The announcement accompanies a Dubai Airshow order for 65 Boeing 777‑9s.

Discovered 2025-11-16T10:33:31.417276-08:00 | 2025-11-16T10:33:31.417276-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Emirates will retrofit 232 777s and A380s with Starlink and introduce free guest Wi‑Fi from 23 Nov 2025, signalling a major acceleration in large‑scale inflight satellite connectivity deployments (fleet scale and rollout timing are concrete operational commitments). See the regional context of new satcom installations in the Gulf here: https://hype.aero/?story=dce1ec70-0d3a-4d82-be99-5d2605e22cb9

  • The 65 Boeing 777‑9s ordered at the Dubai Airshow underscores continued demand for large long‑haul widebodies and supports Boeing’s Middle East sales momentum at the show: https://hype.aero/?story=aa293aab-5781-443b-b5a4-23b12dd8cdc7

  • The simultaneous connectivity retrofit and fleet order will drive MRO, modification and training workloads and ties to Emirates’ strategy to internalise maintenance and services: https://hype.aero/?story=31e219fb-63ff-4d25-a123-13300e44922d

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