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Jetstar debuts first refurbished Boeing 787 with doubled business class, Viasat Wi‑Fi and 16‑hour range

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Jetstar operated its first refurbished Boeing 787 from Melbourne to Phuket on April 7, launching a multi‑million dollar fleetwide cabin overhaul. The revamp doubles business‑class capacity, installs Viasat in‑flight Wi‑Fi and equips the aircraft for flights of up to 16 hours to support longer routes.

Discovered 2026-04-07T06:00:26.620556-07:00 | 2026-04-07T06:00:26.620556-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The retrofit doubles business-class seats and adds Viasat connectivity, directly boosting premium revenue potential and passenger experience while enabling up to 16‑hour sectors — a capability tied to recent 787 range/MTOW developments (source:d0f243dc-d52a-4f5d-9144-163b88174ca0).
  • The program is a multi‑million dollar, fleetwide cabin overhaul that depends on expanded 787 modification capacity and specialist MRO workstreams, reflecting the growing role of third‑party widebody retrofit centres (source:55c8b869-b59b-4462-932e-9fa7c032d934).
  • Installing Viasat places Jetstar alongside other carriers moving to satellite connectivity and signals continued industry momentum for onboard broadband as a baseline product differentiator (see recent Viasat and Starlink rollouts) (source:a979c169-c4a1-4509-9f80-b46fed9d397f, source:b3e71dae-3f6a-4b39-911c-ab6ec342a771).

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