Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
by thinkling on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:44PM
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Delta uses Viasat and has been rolling out free wi-fi on more and more of their planes. Is it not usable?
It’s pretty good, but the latency is inherently high since Viasat is in GEO.
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
by spullara on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @07:26PM
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~600ms ping times vs ~40ms on Starlink
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
by inemesitaffia on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @05:00PM
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Starlink failed it's Delta Demo.
The article is online.
Airplanes are one of the places I feel happily disconnected from being online. Never used in-flight WiFi even when my company would have paid for it.
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
by scottyah on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @07:54PM
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It's probably what the UA CEO was talking about, trying to get competitors to sign contracts with other providers. Viasat was hot stuff for a long time, wouldn't be surprised if there's a noncompete preventing the change.
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
by raw_anon_1111 on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @10:05PM
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Delta has had high speed internet for years on their flights. I’m Platinum Medallion
I've got status with them and have started booking with other airlines b/c it doesn't matter how nice the seats are if you can't get any work done. Most airline revenue comes from business flights, I don't think they realize how important this is to their customer base.