Boeing and Virgin Atlantic to Upgrade In‑Flight Connectivity Across 787 Fleet

Boeing and Virgin Atlantic agreed at MRO Europe on Oct 15 to retrofit the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners with next‑generation in‑flight connectivity, delivering high‑speed streaming Wi‑Fi across the type. Boeing will provide the connectivity modifications and installation support across the airline’s 787 fleet.

Discovered 2025-10-15T12:04:38.084034-07:00 | 2025-10-15T12:04:38.084034-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Boeing will take an active role delivering fleetwide connectivity upgrades, signalling OEM involvement in IFC and aftermarket MRO activity.
  • The move intensifies capacity and vendor competition for onboard broadband; Viasat is planning to invest more than $2 billion to expand satellite capacity to defend its IFC business (https://hype.aero/?story=07415456-7b2b-4e20-a563-bd68d2d3aa59).
  • It follows rapid carrier rollouts of LEO broadband and new supplier entries — see WestJet fitting its 100th Boeing 737 with Starlink (https://hype.aero/?story=c60120b7-fceb-475c-87b3-74c30890d373) and JetBlue’s selection of Project Kuiper for roughly 75 aircraft (https://hype.aero/?story=f775387b-4af5-42f7-96f3-adbcdb6a8a09).

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