Why Starlink is different in the air
Starlink's low-Earth-orbit satellites cut latency to ground-broadband levels and deliver speeds that hold up with every seat connected — gate to gate, over oceans. The flat-panel antenna installs in days, which is why airlines are retrofitting whole fleets at record pace. The catch: until a fleet is finished, Starlink-equipped and legacy aircraft fly side by side, often at different prices. For the full background on how in-flight Wi-Fi works, see our flight Wi-Fi guide.
The Starlink airline tracker
Every airline below has Starlink flying, installing, or signed — based on PlaneFi's fleet research, checked airline by airline (date shown per row).
Live — Starlink is flying with passengers today.
Free Starlink fleetwide across the Airbus fleet.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787-9 | Rollout pending | free (everyone) | 12 | planned |
| A321neo | Complete | free (everyone) | 18 | live |
| A330-200 | Complete | free (everyone) | 24 | live |
Starlink's aviation launch customer; whole fleet equipped.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-28
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer ERJ-135 / ERJ-145 | Complete | free (everyone) | 50 | live |
| ATR 42-600 | Complete | free (everyone) | 4 | live |
777 and A350 fleets done; 787s in progress, A380s due late 2026.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777-300ER / 777-200LR | Complete | free (everyone) | 54 | live |
| 787-8 / 787-9 | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 53 | installing |
| A350-900 / A350-1000 | Complete | free (everyone) | 62 | live |
| A380 | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 10 | installing |
Free Starlink Wi-Fi (via TELUS), free for WestJet Rewards members; 737 fleet ~95% equipped, 787-9s by end-2026.
Free (WestJet Rewards) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737-800 / 737 MAX 8 | Near complete | free (WestJet Rewards) | 115 | live |
| 787-9 | Rollout pending | free (WestJet Rewards) | 7 | announced |
ZIPAIR is the first Asian airline with a fully Starlink-equipped fleet - free high-speed Wi-Fi for all passengers on every 787.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787-8 | Complete | free (everyone) | 8 | live |
Rolling out — installs underway; some aircraft equipped, some not yet.
Aer Lingus is live with free Starlink (first A330, March 2026), rolling out across the long-haul fleet by end 2026; short-haul to follow.
Free · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320ceo/neo (short-haul) | Not equipped | free | 34 | planned |
| A321LR | Complete | free | 8 | planned |
| A321XLR | Complete (line-fit) | free | 6 | planned |
| A330-200 / A330-300 | Rollout in progress | free | 14 | installing |
Free Starlink rolling out fleetwide (~75% done); complete by end-2026.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-28
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777-200 / 777-300ER | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 61 | installing |
| 787-9 | Rollout in progress | free (Flying Blue; non-members from ~$3) | 10 | planned |
| A220 | Complete | free (everyone) | 52 | installing |
| A320 family (ceo) | Rollout in progress | free (Flying Blue; non-members from ~$3) | 55 | installing |
| A350-900 | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 41 | installing |
Air New Zealand is trialling free Starlink on its domestic fleet - one A320 and one ATR 72 (world-first turboprop install) - with a fleet-wide decision pending; international jets already have free Inmarsat/Panasonic Wi-Fi.
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-600 | Rollout (trial) | free (everyone) | 31 | trial |
| A320-200 (domestic ceo) | Rollout (trial) | free (everyone) | 17 | trial |
Horizon E175s complete; 737 retrofits installing; ex-Hawaiian 787s next.
Free · Checked 2026-06-09
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 MAX 8 / MAX 9 | Rollout in progress | free | 90 | installing |
| 737-700 / 737-800 / 737-900ER | Rollout in progress | free | 154 | installing |
| 787-9 (ex-Hawaiian transferring) | Rollout pending | free | 5 | announced |
| E175 | Complete | free | 43 | live |
787-8s installing now; fleetwide deal signed (BA Euroflyer from 2027).
Free (all cabins) · Checked 2026-06-22
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 / A321 (ceo) | Complete (GX); Starlink from 2027 | free (all cabins) | 26 | planned |
| 777-200 / 777-300ER | Complete | free (all cabins) | 59 | announced |
| 787-10 | Complete (line-fit) | free (all cabins) | 12 | announced |
| 787-8 | Rollout in progress | free (all cabins) | 12 | installing |
| 787-9 | Partial (14 of 18) | free (all cabins) | 18 | announced |
| A320ceo | Complete | free (all cabins) | 47 | announced |
| A320neo / A321neo | Complete (1 A320neo exception) | free (all cabins) | 53 | announced |
| A350-1000 | Complete (line-fit) | free (all cabins) | 18 | announced |
| A380 | Complete | free (all cabins) | 12 | announced |
| Fleetwide Starlink | Rollout starting | free (all cabins) | 280 | installing |
777 and A380 retrofits in progress (new A350s use Viasat instead).
Free (everyone) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777-300ER / 777-200LR | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 129 | installing |
| A380 | Rollout in progress | paid | 116 | installing |
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 / A321neo | Rollout in progress | free (everyone) | 30 | installing |
Starlink live from 24 Mar 2026; free for EuroBonus members.
Free (EuroBonus) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320neo | Rollout in progress | free (EuroBonus) | 30 | installing |
| A321LR | Rollout pending | free (EuroBonus) | 3 | planned |
| A350-900 | Rollout pending | free (EuroBonus) | 8 | planned |
United Express regionals done; mainline retrofits running (~15 aircraft/month, 500+ by end-2026, full fleet by end-2027).
Free (MileagePlus) · Checked 2026-06-22
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 MAX 8 / MAX 9 | Rollout in progress | free (MileagePlus) | 258 | installing |
| 737-700 | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 40 | announced |
| 737-800 | Rollout in progress | free (MileagePlus) | 141 | installing |
| 737-900 / 737-900ER | Rollout in progress | free (MileagePlus) | 148 | installing |
| 757-200 / 757-300 | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 61 | announced |
| 767-300ER / 767-400ER | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 29 | announced |
| 777-200 / 777-200ER / 777-300ER | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 86 | announced |
| 787-8 / 787-9 / 787-10 | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 81 | announced |
| A319 / A320 | Rollout pending | free (MileagePlus) | 134 | announced |
| A321neo / A321XLR | Rollout starting | free (MileagePlus) | 62 | installing |
| E175 / CRJ-550 / CRJ-700 (two-cabin regional) | Complete | free (MileagePlus) | 250 | live |
Free Starlink rolling out fleet-wide: ~28 of ~56 A220-300s equipped by Q1 2026 (Starlink on 58% of flights); first European airline to launch it (Feb 2025).
Free (everyone, gate-to-gate) · Checked 2026-06-28
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A220-300 | Rollout in progress | free (everyone, gate-to-gate) | 56 | installing |
Announced / signed — deal confirmed, installs not started (or just starting).
Signed for 500+ Airbus narrowbodies, installs from Q1 2027 (Boeing fleet not included).
TBD · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A319 / A320 / A321ceo / A321neo | Complete | TBD | 453 | announced |
Korean Air group (incl. Asiana) adopting Starlink; long-haul 777/A350 first, service from ~Q3 2026, fleetwide end-2027
TBD · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A350-900 | Complete | TBD | 15 | planned |
Austrian Airlines will roll out free Starlink across its A320 family and Boeing 787-9 (Lufthansa Group deal, Jan 2026) - free for status & Miles & More/Travel ID customers in all classes; first aircraft expected H2 2026.
Free (Miles & More/Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widebody (787-9 / 777-200ER / 767-300ER) | Complete | free (Miles & More/Travel ID) | 12 | announced |
| A320 family | Partial | free (Miles & More/Travel ID) | 46 | announced |
Brussels Airlines will roll out free Starlink Wi-Fi (Lufthansa Group deal, Jan 2026) - A320 family first, A330 second; free for status & Travel ID users in all classes; first aircraft in service H2 2026.
Free (Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 family (short-haul) | Rollout starting | free (Travel ID) | 35 | announced |
| A330-300 (long-haul) | Planned | free (Travel ID) | 11 | announced |
Free Starlink announced fleet-wide; installs expected from mid-2026.
Free · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737-700 / 737-800 / 737 MAX 8 / 737 MAX 9 | Rollout announced | free | 116 | announced |
Announced fleet-wide Starlink (A320/A320neo/A350) via Lufthansa Group; A340 excluded as it retires (Jan 2026 announcement).
Free (registered) · Checked 2026-07-01
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320-200 | Planned | free (registered) | 15 | announced |
| A320neo | Planned | free (registered) | 1 | announced |
| A350-900 | Planned | free (registered) | 4 | announced |
Signed Starlink deal (Jun 2026); fleet currently Viasat, Starlink rollout TBD.
TBD · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787-9 | Complete | TBD | 13 | announced |
| 787-8 | Complete | TBD | 4 | announced |
| 737-900ER | Complete | TBD | 8 | announced |
| 737-800 | Partial | TBD | 16 | announced |
| 777-200ER | Legacy | TBD | 6 | announced |
Covered by Lufthansa Group's fleet-wide Starlink deal (announced 13 Jan 2026): free for status/Travel ID in all classes; installs from H2 2026, group-complete by 2029.
Free (status/Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 family | Partial | free (status/Travel ID) | 111 | announced |
Covered by Lufthansa Group fleet-wide Starlink deal (announced 13 Jan 2026): free for status/Travel ID in all classes; ITA installs in the 2026-2029 group rollout.
Free (status/Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A220 | Not equipped | free (status/Travel ID) | 31 | announced |
| A320neo | Not equipped | free (status/Travel ID) | 19 | announced |
| A321neo | Complete (line-fit) | free (status/Travel ID) | 8 | announced |
| A330-900neo | Complete (line-fit) | free (status/Travel ID) | 16 | announced |
| A350-900 | Complete (line-fit) | free (status/Travel ID) | 6 | announced |
| A330-200 | Complete (line-fit) | free (status/Travel ID) | 2 | announced |
| A319 / A320ceo (ex-Alitalia) | Not equipped | free (status/Travel ID) | 27 | announced |
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 family | Near complete | free | 70 | announced |
| A321XLR | Complete (line-fit) | free | 7 | announced |
| A330-200 | Complete | free | 19 | announced |
| A330-300 | Complete | free | 10 | announced |
| A350-900 | Complete (line-fit) | free | 22 | announced |
Covered by the Iberia/IAG announcement.
Free · Checked 2026-06-09
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A321neo | Complete (line-fit) | free | 12 | announced |
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 MAX 8 | Complete | free | 6 | announced |
| 777-300ER | Partial | free | 25 | announced |
| 787-9 / 787-10 | Rollout in progress | free | 30 | announced |
| A321neo | Complete (line-fit) | free | 20 | announced |
| A350-900 | Complete (line-fit) | free | 3 | announced |
| A380 / A330 / 747-8I / 777 legacy / 737NG / A220 | Not equipped | free | 70 | announced |
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A330-200 | Complete | free | 7 | announced |
Covered by Lufthansa Group's fleet-wide Starlink deal (announced 13 Jan 2026): free for status/Travel ID in all classes; installs from H2 2026, group-complete by 2029.
Free (status/Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-03
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747-8 / 747-400 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 26 | announced |
| 787-9 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 20 | announced |
| A320 family (ceo) | Rollout in progress | free (status/Travel ID) | 135 | announced |
| A320neo / A321neo | Rollout in progress | free (status/Travel ID) | 48 | announced |
| A330 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 7 | announced |
| A340 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 19 | announced |
| A350-900 | Complete (line-fit) | free (status/Travel ID) | 31 | announced |
| Airbus A380-800 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 8 | announced |
Covered by Lufthansa Group fleet-wide Starlink deal (announced 13 Jan 2026): free for status/Travel ID in all classes; installs from H2 2026, group-complete by 2029.
Free (status/Travel ID) · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A220 / A320 family | Rollout in progress | free (status/Travel ID) | 59 | announced |
| A330 / A340 / 777-300ER / A350-900 | Complete | free (status/Travel ID) | 32 | announced |
Retrofits start summer 2026 across the 737 fleet.
Free (Rapid Rewards) · Checked 2026-06-22
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 MAX 8 (2022+ deliveries) | Complete | free (Rapid Rewards) | 300 | announced |
| 737-700 (being retired) | Complete (legacy) | free (Rapid Rewards) | 305 | announced |
| 737-800 | Complete | free (Rapid Rewards) | 198 | announced |
| Starlink retrofit program | (tracking placeholder) | free (Rapid Rewards) | 800 | announced |
A350s from summer 2026, 787s H2 2026, A330neos 2027.
TBD · Checked 2026-05-19
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787-9 | Rollout in progress | TBD | 17 | announced |
| A330neo | Rollout pending | TBD | 7 | announced |
| A350-1000 | Rollout in progress | TBD | 12 | announced |
Announced; today runs free ad-supported Viasat EAN.
Free (ad-supported) · Checked 2026-06-09
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A319 / A320 / A321 (ceo + neo) | Rollout in progress | free (ad-supported) | 141 | announced |
· Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 / A321neo / A321XLR | Not equipped | 139 | planned |
· Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 / A321 / A320neo / A321neo (incl. XLR) | Not equipped | 118 | planned |
· Checked 2026-06-20
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 / A321 / A321neo | Not equipped | 33 | planned |
Signed with SpaceX Nov 2025 for free fleet-wide Starlink on its 737s; ~100-aircraft install planned through 2026 (still pre-install mid-2026).
Free · Checked 2026-06-29
| Subfleet | Rollout status | Pricing | Fleet | Starlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737-800 / 737 MAX 8/9 | Rollout pending | free | 99 | announced |
Not on the Starlink train — chose a different network, or no connectivity at all.
Not adopting Starlink: chose Viasat fleet-wide (737s, 787s, E190s); says Starlink's direct-to-internet model lacks the airline portal it wants.
Chinese regulation requires domestic satellite capacity; Starlink not permitted for Chinese carriers - no Starlink plans
Passed on Starlink — committed to Amazon Leo (LEO) instead; today free Viasat with SkyMiles.
Declined Starlink (January 2026, “economics not right yet”) — fleet has no inflight internet, only the AirFi offline portal.
Chinese regulation requires domestic satellite capacity; Starlink not available to Chinese carriers
No Starlink plan — rolling out free Viasat Ka on narrowbodies/regionals instead (sister airline Air France IS going Starlink).
- Ryanair (DAC)
Declined Starlink (O’Leary, Jan 2026 — cost/short-haul).
- Ryanair UK
"No Starlink" doesn't mean "no Wi-Fi" — Delta and KLM are leaders in free Wi-Fi on other systems. It just means a different satellite network.
Subfleet detail comes from PlaneFi's ongoing fleet research (the date on each airline shows when it was last checked). Aircraft-level confirmations appear on each airplane's page as rollouts land.
Starlink aircraft confirmed on PlaneFi
Rollouts land one tail at a time, and that's how we track them. These are the individual aircraft where PlaneFi has Starlink confirmed installed — this list grows as retrofits are verified:
481 aircraft and counting
Qatar Airways
116 aircraft with Starlink
WestJet
96 aircraft with Starlink
United
63 aircraft with Starlink
Air France
51 aircraft with Starlink
Alaska Airlines
49 aircraft with Starlink
JSX
46 aircraft with Starlink
Hawaiian Airlines
42 aircraft with Starlink
ZIPAIR
8 aircraft with Starlink
SAS
3 aircraft with Starlink
Korean Air
2 aircraft with Starlink
Aer Lingus
1 aircraft with Starlink
Air New Zealand
1 aircraft with Starlink
British Airways
1 aircraft with Starlink
Emirates
1 aircraft with Starlink
Iberia
1 aircraft with Starlink
An announcement is not your flight
A signed Starlink deal makes headlines years before the last aircraft is retrofitted. United's rollout runs into 2027; American's installs don't even start until 2027. In the meantime, the same route can be flown by a Starlink-equipped aircraft on Monday and a legacy-Wi-Fi aircraft on Tuesday. The only reliable answer is per aircraft: enter your flight number and date in the checker above, and PlaneFi resolves which physical plane you're on and what's installed on it.
Starlink flight Wi-Fi FAQ
Which airlines have Starlink Wi-Fi today?
Flying with passengers now: Hawaiian, Qatar Airways, airBaltic, JSX, and a growing share of United (regionals complete, mainline installing), Air France, Emirates, Alaska, British Airways, WestJet, SAS, ZIPAIR and Air New Zealand. Dozens more have signed, including the Lufthansa Group, American (Airbus narrowbodies), Southwest, Korean Air and IAG's airlines. The tracker above shows each rollout's actual state, subfleet by subfleet.
Is Starlink Wi-Fi free on planes?
Usually, yes — most airlines launch Starlink free, often behind a free loyalty-program login (United MileagePlus, SAS EuroBonus, WestJet Rewards). Qatar Airways and Hawaiian offer it free to everyone. The main exception so far is Emirates, which keeps paid tiers. And airlines mid-rollout typically still charge on their non-Starlink aircraft.
How fast is Starlink on a plane?
Fast enough that the experience stops feeling like "plane Wi-Fi" — streaming, video calls and cloud work behave like home broadband, with latency low enough for live gaming. Speeds vary with cabin load and coverage, but it comfortably outperforms the geostationary systems it replaces.
Does Starlink work over oceans and gate to gate?
Yes on both counts. The low-Earth-orbit constellation covers oceans and most polar routes, and because connections are allowed from boarding to deplaning, there's no waiting for 10,000 feet.
My airline "has Starlink" — why didn't my flight?
Because the airline is mid-retrofit and your aircraft hasn't had its turn. Equipment lives on individual planes, and airlines swap aircraft between routes daily. Check your specific flight in the tracker above, or look up the aircraft's tail number — each airplane's PlaneFi page shows what's actually installed.