American Airlines is expanding its planned rollout of Starlink.
The carrier announced Thursday that it will install the satellite internet technology on every mainline aircraft. American’s mainline fleet consists of more than 1,000 jets, including over 500 Airbus narrowbodies, around 400 Boeing narrowbodies, and more than 130 Boeing widebodies.
The airline said in May that it would install Starlink on about 500 narrowbody aircraft, but it was initially unclear if the same technology would be used on the remaining narrowbody fleet or the widebody fleet.
Installations will begin in early 2027, American officials said.
Starlink’s Performance Aero Terminal, which American plans to use, can deliver internet speeds of up to 1 Gbps per terminal.
Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, has scored contracts with some of the largest airlines and airline groups in the world, including United, Southwest, Lufthansa Group, Emirates, Air France-KLM, Air Canada, and Alaska. Delta and JetBlue have partnered with Starlink competitor Amazon Leo.
