ZIPAIR Tokyo announced it completed its first flight equipped with SpaceX's Starlink, making the Japan Airlines' subsidiary the first airline in Asia to offer the high-speed internet service inflight.
ZIPAIR Tokyo announced it completed its first flight equipped with SpaceX's Starlink, making the Japan Airlines' subsidiary the first airline in Asia to offer the high-speed internet service inflight.
The Starlink-equipped flight – ZG45 – was between ZIPAIR Tokyo's hub at Tokyo Narita Airport and Incheon on February 26. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner used on the flight is registered JA850J.
"ZIPAIR is proud to deliver on our commitment to raising the standard of the inflight experience,” said Shingo Nishida, President of ZIPAIR. “By integrating Starlink across our entire fleet by this spring, we are making free, high-speed connectivity a basic expectation of travel for every ZIPAIR passenger.”
"ZIPAIR is the first airline in Asia to bring Starlink to its entire fleet and set an entirely new standard of connectivity for its customers. We're excited for Starlink to transform passengers’ travel experience and are committed to delivering reliable inflight internet," said Jason Fritch, Vice President of Starlink Enterprise Sales at SpaceX.
Onboard, the high-speed, low-latency internet is free for all passengers. Starlink also enables connectivity for ZIPAIR's onboard systems including the airline's inflight service system (IFS). All parts of the airline's IFS - inflight connectivity, passenger services, and inflight commerce including real-time payment authorization - are connected under a single onboard network.
“Now with Starlink, it can expand these services, enhance resilience and functionality, further simplify crew workflows, and expand ancillary revenue opportunities.”
According to ZIPAIR, the Starlink installation began in early February and will be completed across all of its eight 787 aircraft by the spring. Upon completion, ZIPAIR will become the first airline in Asia to have all aircraft in its fleet equipped with Starlink.
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