Qatar Airways is continuing its Starlink deployment on its aircraft, with the airline equipping and deploying the product its Boeing 787 fleet.
The carrier has become the first airline to enable Boeing 787-8 with Starlink. As part of its rollout, The airline has also equipped its entire Airbus A350 fleet within eight months, completing the retrofit in December 2025.
To date, Qatar Airways is operating three Dreamliners with the Starlink, bringing the total of its Starlink-connected widebody aircraft to nearly 120.
Within just 14 months, Qatar Airways started and completed the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 Starlink installation programmes, and then expanded to its Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The impact of this leadership is already being experienced by travellers globally, with over 11 million passengers enjoying free, gate-to-gate, faster-than-home Wi-Fi onboard since the airline launched the service in October 2024, with Starlink connected over 21 million passengers across global airlines during 2025.
Nearly 120 widebody aircraft – representing over 58% of its widebody fleet across Airbus A350s, Boeing 777s, and Boeing 787s, – now provide passengers with ultra-high-speed connectivity at up to 500 Mbps, enabling uninterrupted streaming, video calls, and real-time productivity that can surpass many home broadband networks.
The airline is extending connectivity across an increasing number of routes, including flights to the majority of destinations served by Qatar Airways in the Americas and Australia, and on prominent routes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Here are some fact sheets the airline provided on its rollout.
As well as passenger-facing duties, Starlink is transforming Qatar Airways’ employee experience and real-time operations:
- Flight and roster updates are delivered instantly to crew’s devices, ensuring increased operational alignment throughout every journey.
- Enhanced cabin crew coordination with ground teams in real time during medical or service-related situations, enabling faster decision-making and reducing delays.
- Engineers can monitor the in-flight entertainment system during flight and prepare recovery plans before landing, improving turnaround efficiency.
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