The interior of Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 cabin. Photo: Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines has completed installing Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) across its entire Airbus fleet. The airline is now offering Starlink Wi-Fi free of charge for passengers after completing installation on its fleet of 24 Airbus A330 aircraft. 

The airline is also planning to install Starlink on its flagship Boeing 787-9 fleet, but not on its Boeing 717 aircraft, which is used for short flights between the Hawaiian islands.

Hawaiian Airlines was the first major airline to go with Starlink, which recently also won the sought-after United contract. The airline said that so far, Starlink has delivered “outstanding performance without service interruptions,” even in remote waters of the Pacific Ocean. 

“Becoming the first major airline to offer travelers Starlink at no cost is a remarkable achievement for our team, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response from guests who have been enjoying our industry-leading connectivity onboard,” said Evan Nomura, director of inflight entertainment and connectivity and onboard products at Hawaiian Airlines.

Hawaiian Airlines is now under new ownership after Alaska Airlines completed an acquisition of the airline earlier this month. Alaska is the fifth-largest domestic U.S. airline and Hawaiian is the 10th-largest. Alaska Airlines has a deal with Intelsat to install Wi-Fi on its regional fleet.