Qatar Airways completes Starlink setup across Boeing 777 fleet, A350s to follow
Qatar Airways has completed its Starlink Wi-Fi installation across its fleet of Boeing 777s and confirmed that its Airbus A350 aircraft will be next in line for the upgrade.
The Qatar flag carrier announced on July 10, 2025, that 54 Boeing 777 aircraft had been fitted with Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi solution which is free to use for all its passengers.
Qatar Airways said the project was completed in nine months after the installation was initially scheduled to take two years.
“By cutting the retrofit time from three days to just 9.5 hours per aircraft, the airline completed the rollout program without disrupting operations,” the airline said.
According to Qatar Airways the operator now had the largest number of widebody aircraft equipped with Starlink technology and is the only carrier in the Middle East and North Africa offering the service.
“This new milestone demonstrates our strategic investment in redefining our passengers’ expectations. We promised the fastest, most seamless in-flight connectivity in the industry, and with Starlink we have delivered it faster and at an unmatched scale,” said Qatar Airways Group CEO, Badr Mohammed Al-Meer.
He added: “Having completed our rollout program for Boeing 777s, we are now fully focused on equipping our Airbus A350 fleet with Starlink, bringing this game-changing experience to even more routes across our global network of over 170 destinations.”
The first Qatar Airways Boeing 777 was fitted with Starlink in October 2024, offering passengers Wi-Fi speeds of up to 500 Mbps. The airline aims to complete the A350 fleet Starlink installation within the next year.
Qatar Airways has operated over 15,000 Starlink-connected flights since the start of the installation project.
Hawaiian Airlines and airBaltic are among several airlines currently installing Starlink on their fleets.
On July 8, 2025, Virgin Atlantic became the first UK airline to announce plans to introduce Starlink.
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