Starlink rival Eutelsat rolls out WiFi on Air Canada planes
It added that it had a "backlog of over 1,000 aircraft scheduled for installation".

It added that it had a "backlog of over 1,000 aircraft scheduled for installation".
Amazon-backed Project Kuiper’s high-profile satellite launch comes at a time when it’s waiting to secure a Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as well as approvals from national space regulator, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe).
Democrats have suggested that Musk, a billionaire and close adviser to President Donald Trump, could receive as much as $20 billion of the funding by eliminating the program's preference for fiber and boosting satellite service.
Fiber costs at least $1,500 per location to install. By contrast, Starlink, which is part of Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Inc., offers a standard residential kit for around $600, though those costs too can fluctuate.
Starlink has partnered with Airtel to provide satellite internet services in India, focusing on rural and remote areas. This move will complement existing terrestrial services rather than compete directly. Jio is also expected to bring Starlink's high-speed internet to its customers. The partnership is seen as a win-win situation for both Airtel and Starlink.
Shanghai-based SpaceSail in November signed an agreement to enter Brazil and announced it was in talks with over 30 countries. Two months later, it began work in Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh embassy in Beijing.
"Let us work together to deliver our mutual vision for a better future," he said in the letter.
It represents a sudden shift in stance and can be seen as "an olive branch" to SpaceX amid nervousness in Vietnam about tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Starlink, which says it provides coverage in international waters, has plans to launch in India, but says its coverage in territorial waters is contingent on government approval.
LEO satellites provide high-speed internet even in areas where terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure such as fibre and mobile broadband is difficult and expensive to deploy.
"We have been talking to Starlink since 2021 and we have managed to agree on the essentials," Chad's Communications Minister Boukar Michel told Reuters by telephone.