VietJet adopts Starlink despite coverage gaps in China and India

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    "title": "VietJet adopts Starlink despite coverage gaps in China and India - Runway Girl",
    "excerpt": "VietJet, which boasts a substantial and expanding presence in China and India, has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity service for an initial 120 aircraft even though Starlink does not have landing rights in either country. The deal was inked by Starlink, VietJet, and VietJet’s digital technology and telecommunication sisters under the Sovico Group - Galaxy Holdings and Galaxy Telecom - in the presence of Vietnam’s General Secretary and President To Lam during a working visit to the United States. It covers 100 Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 narrowbodies, plus 20 Airbus A330 widebodies. “Vietjet also plans to equip all future aircraft deliveries with high-speed Internet, extending connectivity across its Vietnam domestic and international network,” the Vietnamese low-cost carrier says, noting that the pact “marks the beginning of a long-term technology relationship between VietJet and SpaceX.” Financial terms have not been disclosed. China and India represent key international growth markets for VietJet, making the move “a curious one,” suggests Craig Foster, co-founder and senior research consultant at Valour Consultancy, which closely tracks the IFC market and predicts Starlink could secure over 10,000 tails by 2034 . “What’s more, many other routes with overfly this airspace - airspace where use of Starlink is restricted,”...",
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