Transportation
SpaceX, Amazon in Talks With British Airways Owner on Wi-Fi Deal
- IAG in discussions to overhaul internet service on fleet
- Satellite networks in lower orbits are pressuring incumbents
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British Airways owner IAG SA is in discussions with Elon Musk’s Starlink to outfit its jet fleet with Wi-Fi service, reflecting the increasing inroads SpaceX’s satellite internet business is making with major global carriers.
IAG, which also owns Spain’s Iberia and Ireland’s Aer Lingus, hasn’t made a final decision and is weighing options with multiple providers including Amazon.com Inc.’s nascent Project Kuiper, the airline group’s head of innovation, Annalisa Gigante, told Bloomberg in an interview.