Starlink

By Garrett Reim
Recently unveiled plans by several Chinese companies to launch more than 200,000 collectively represent “nothing untoward,” says an editorial in China Daily.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Group plans to equip its entire fleet with high-speed broadband internet provided by Starlink, beginning this year.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ella Nethersole
Qatar Airways has become the world’s first airline to equip Boeing 787-8s with Starlink satellite internet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to adjust the orbital parameters of more than 4,000 Starlink satellites to reduce the risk of creating orbital debris.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
China’s recent deployment of nine satellites occurred dangerously close to a Starlink satellite, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering said.
Operations & Safety

By Bill Carey
The market for inflight connectivity in business aviation is heating up with multiple options and more bandwidth.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
NetJets has entered into an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink unit to install satellite broadband connectivity across 600 business jets by the end of 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is revealing plans to install Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its own fleet and those of its subsidiaries.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The Eastern Range marked its 100th launch of year on Nov. 20, an unprecedented milestone.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic has secured $745 million in financing backed by its Heathrow landing slots, with plans to help fund upcoming fleet and cabin upgrades.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is buying another $2.6 billion in EchoStar spectrum to support its Starlink network, following on the heels of a $17 billion purchase in September.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
British Airways signed a deal with Starlink that will allow all passengers to benefit from free Wi-Fi onboard, with rollout set to begin in 2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lee Ann Shay
Fetch Air, a new charter company based in Southern California, is on track to fly its first flight on Dec. 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Iridium has paused a share buyback program and is considering acquisitions as it looks to adjust to deals.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Competition is heating up between the operators of Chinese megaconstellations that intend eventually to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Muon Space plans to launch the first in a series of satellites in 2027 that incorporate laser communications terminals.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Starlink deployments and orbital fueling demos are on tap for the Starship Version 3 flights that SpaceX will begin in 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX is now authorized to double its current annual launch cadence from Vandenberg SFB, California, and to launch its Falcon Heavy from the Western Range.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Textron Aviation announced the availability of Starlink inflight connectivity on the Cessna Citation Longitude, its largest business jet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Garrett Reim
T-Mobile’s satellite-based cellular service, provided by SpaceX’s Starlink, now supports data for a variety of smartphone apps, including video chat software.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall, Thierry Dubois
Space service providers are battling it out in the direct-to-device market.
Commercial Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France expects to equip around a third of its aircraft with Starlink-provided Wi-Fi by the end of this year and its entire fleet by the end of 2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is adding Starlink high-speed internet connectivity on its Cessna Citation Latitude.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is in talks with countries to give them sovereign satellite communications capabilities, says Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president.
Satellites