Overview
- The agreement was signed on January 27 by CEO Martin Gauss and Starlink Aviation head Nick Seitz at Awal Private Terminal, with chairman Khalid Hussain Taqi in attendance.
- The first Airbus A320-family jet is slated to enter service with Starlink in mid-2026, with installations rolling out across the rest of the fleet thereafter.
- Passengers will receive complimentary Wi‑Fi from boarding through arrival, with capability for streaming, gaming, work, and messaging regardless of cabin or fare.
- Starlink, engineered by SpaceX, uses a low‑Earth‑orbit satellite constellation to deliver high‑speed, low‑latency connectivity for passengers and airline operations.
- Gulf Air joins carriers such as Emirates, flydubai, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa Group that have announced Starlink deployments in the past two years.