Qatar Airways has announced that it has become the operator of the world's largest Starlink-equipped widebody fleet, after equipping about 120 aircraft with the service, in a step to provide the fastest wireless internet connection on long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights.
The airline explained that it has become the first airline in the world to equip Boeing B787-8 aircraft with Starlink, and completed equipping its entire Airbus A350 fleet with the service in a record period of no more than 8 months, in December 2025, according to a press release published on the airline's website.
Qatar Airways currently operates 3 Starlink-equipped Dreamliners, bringing the total number of widebody aircraft enhanced with the service to about 120, representing more than 58% of its widebody fleet, which includes Airbus A350, Boeing B777 and Boeing B787 aircraft.
This development represents the fastest and largest Starlink widebody installation programme in the history of the global aviation industry, as Qatar Airways began and completed its Boeing B777 and Airbus A350 programmes in just 14 months, before expanding the programme to include Boeing B787 Dreamliners.
This step strengthens Qatar Airways' position in providing high-speed wireless connectivity on long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights, by offering free Starlink with speeds of up to 500 megabits per second, allowing passengers to stream, make video calls and work online at speeds comparable to many home internet connections, from take-off to landing.
Thanks to this programme, more than 11 million passengers have benefited from the free Starlink service since its launch on Qatar Airways flights in October 2024. Starlink provided high-speed internet to more than 21 million passengers across global airlines in 2025, with Qatar Airways passengers accounting for about half of this figure, and more than 10 million passengers experiencing it for the first time globally on widebody aircraft operating long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights.
Qatar Airways also continues to expand Starlink availability across a growing network of routes, including most of its destinations in the Americas and Australia, as well as a number of key destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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