Aeromexico has selected Viasat to Upgrade In-Flight Connectivity for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
The new solution will replace the existing solutions installed aboard the Aeromexico Boeing 787s. The fleet and upgrade comprises 17 total aircraft, including eight Boeing 787-8s and nine Boeing 787-9s.
The Boeing 787-8s will be equipped first, and installation for the 787-9s will follow quickly. The first of these new Viasat-equipped aircraft is set to enter service later in 2025.
Viasat has provided in-flight connectivity on certain Aeromexico aircraft since 2018. The carrier’s decision to upgrade the 787 fleet in-flight Wi-Fi with Viasat’s connectivity system highlights its ongoing commitment to providing passengers and crew with an exceptional onboard experience, including streaming video, browsing, and real-time messaging throughout the flight. Additionally, Aeromexico is using the Viasat Ads platform to offer its passengers free, ad-supported connectivity sessions (with streaming speeds capability).
Aeromexico will continue to take advantage of Viasat’s high-capacity, Ka-band satellite network to provide a high-speed online experience on routes served by the Dreamliner fleet, including to cities such as Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Rome, London, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.
In Quotes
Don Buchman, SVP and GM, Commercial Aviation at Viasat.
“We’re honored to extend our partnership with Aeromexico,”
“It’s our mission to bring a consistently high-quality and content-rich in-flight Wi-Fi experience to passengers around the world, and we’re looking forward to delivering this onboard additional Aeromexico aircraft.”
Andrés Castañeda, Chief of Digital & Customer Experience Officer & EVP of Aeromexico.
“Providing the best in-flight experience is one of our top priorities,”
“We work hard to elevate each passenger’s journey to an extraordinary experience and we know that connectivity is essential. Viasat is a trusted provider for Aeromexico, and with a resilient, multi-orbit satellite roadmap, we look forward to continuing to work together to bring high-quality in-flight Wi-Fi to our customers long into the future.”
Meeting the connectivity demand
With passengers demanding connectivity on the move – and connectivity that is similar to a mobile phone or a hotspot. V
Viasat offers connectivity over its network, via the Ka-Band to help meet the bandwidth needs of AeroMexico and its passengers.
It’s also interesting to see that AeroMexico will offer both paid and sponsored sessions (allowing passengers to connect to the network for a time, after watching sponsored content). It’s certainly a way to provide accessible Wi-Fi connectivity to all, either using it for connectivity for a set of time or as an upsell to a full inflight connectivity package.
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