many Main airline Strengthen their in-flight Internet products by clicking SpaceX’s Starlink satellite, but JetBlue is heading in a different direction. Amazon and JetBlue Announce On Thursday, the airline will use a partnership with Amazon project Kuiper satellite, offering free on-board connections starting in 2027.
The Kuiper terminal on the JetBlue aircraft will be able to download speeds up to 1Gbps from Amazon’s low-Earth Orbit satellite. That’s more than Starlink’s current 250 Mbps bandwidth, although Amazon only plans to build a network of 3,226 satellites, while SpaceX launches more than 8,000 networks. Amazon used to have claim It is more focused on “unserved and underserved communities around the world”, a language that has been removed from its website.
JetBlue will be the first airline to use Kuiper satellite when the service goes live, Amazon Space launch begins in April. Amazon also announced Earlier this year It is combining its satellite internet technology with Airbus aircraft.
These contracts are an important step for Kuiper, who has been working on it for many years. The project is struggling with production issues, although Amazon said it will be able to reach the mid-2026 deadline imposed by the Federal Communications Commission, launching its first half network on track.
