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If you\u2019ve been following announcements from various airlines in the last two years, you may have noticed a trend: airlines announcing partnerships with satellite internet providers like Project Kuiper<\/a> and Starlink<\/a>. The latest airline to sign on with one such provider is Aer Lingus, who announced<\/a> this week that it would begin offering free wifi via Starlink across its fleet.<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons for this: presumably, working with tech companies for their wifi means that airlines can let someone else handle the logistical work of keeping passengers connected. For travelers, free and fast wifi can make for a compelling selling point when choosing an airline. But there\u2019s another factor that this industry shift has also heralded: widespread fast and free wifi is also changing the way travelers experience in-flight entertainment.<\/p>\n

In a recent article<\/a> for The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, Alex Weprin explored the latest region where rival technology companies are facing off. In other words, as Weprin phrases it, \u201cThe streaming wars will soon take to the skies.\u201d What does that translate to in practice? Weprin points to United planning to offer 4K video in the near future, as well as an arrangement with Spotify that lets travelers access their own playlists while airborne.<\/p>\n

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United Airlines\u2019 chief customer officer David Kinzelman told THR<\/em> that the airline was \u201clooking to redefine what is possible with the online experience.\u201d That could mean more access to movies or music \u2014 or it could allow more people to get work done while traveling.<\/p>\n

There are other factors at play there as well, including seat pitch<\/a>. And, presumably, if airlines seek to get more travelers to use their own devices for fast connections, there could be increased demand for in-flight device charging options. The experience of air travel is constantly changing, and it seems increasingly likely that the advent of fast satellite internet could herald more changes than one might expect.<\/p>\n

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Tobias Carroll lives and writes in New York City, and has been covering a wide variety of subjects \u2014 including (but not limited to) books, soccer and drinks \u2014 for many years. His writing has been published by the likes of the Los Angeles Times, Pitchfork, Literary Hub, Vulture, Punch, the New York Times and Men\u2019s Journal.
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