Qatar Airways has accelerated its rollout of Starlink wifi internet services on its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft.

The Doha-based carrier started introducing Starlink, which is part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on its B777s in October 2024 and has now fitted the high-speed internet system on 30 aircraft, more than 50 per cent of its entire B777 fleet.

This rate of progress is around 70 per cent ahead of the airline’s initial planned timetable for introducing Starlink on B777s. It has been achieved by reducing installation time from 2-3 days to under 10 hours per aircraft.

It also means that Qatar’s entire fleet of 57 B777s will be fitted with Starlink by the end of the second quarter of this year.

Qatar Airways Group CEO Mohammed Al-Meer said: “We are delivering on our commitment to provide our passengers the best in-flight connectivity at an unprecedented pace.

“In just four months since launching the world’s first Boeing 777 Starlink-equipped flight, we have already installed this ground-breaking service on 30 aircraft – far exceeding our initial targets.

“Starlink wifi is a game-changer for our passengers who will soon enjoy uninterrupted connectivity on even more routes.”

Several other airlines are also introducing Starlink onboard their aircraft this year including AirBaltic, SAS, United Airlines and Air France.