Emirates plans to install SpaceX’s Starlink across its passenger fleet to upgrade onboard Wi‑Fi, people familiar with the matter say. The carrier is prepared to leverage Starlink’s LEO broadband, but the rollout is contingent on government regulatory approval that has not yet been granted.
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Adds to a growing wave of carriers adopting Starlink for gate‑to‑gate connectivity — see British Airways’ planned fleetwide rollout and other recent airline deployments (British Airways fleetwide Starlink rollout, United’s Starlink rollout scrutiny).
Regulatory outcomes remain uneven and can make or break commercial rollouts; some countries have granted national licences while others still require approvals (Lebanon granted a nationwide Starlink licence).
Operational resilience and capacity are material risks for airlines considering Starlink: the service has experienced high‑profile outages and bandwidth constraints that affected tens of thousands of users and critical operations (Starlink global outage left 43,000+ US users offline, limited Starlink bandwidth hampered frontline systems).
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