Ben Bearup
@theaviationbeat
Posts about finance, business, aviation, and all things Atlanta.
United Airlines Starlink rollout update as of July 30th. Aircraft with Starlink: 737-800: 67 737-900: 47 A321neo: 36 777-200ER: 1
BREAKING: Frontier Airlines to add Starlink WiFi to its fleet in 2027
NEWS: Delta began unwinding its 717 fleet today with the first of several 717 retirements this summer. This marks the first 717 to exit Delta's fleet in over 5 years.
NEWS: United Airlines now has 105+ mainline aircraft with Starlink WiFi as of this morning.
The latest from the 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, SC. 📷: @BoeingSCSpotter (X)
VFR transition over Atlanta yesterday morning. @atlairport.bsky.social Bucket list item checked off.
NEWS: Riyadh Air plans to take delivery of their first 787 Dreamliners today.
NEWS: United Airlines takes delivery of their first A321XLR today. ▪️Starlink onboard ▪️20 lie-flat Polaris seats ▪️50 on order
An update on the 787 facility expansion at Boeing Charleston, South Carolina.
A quick visit to Savannah and got to see a new G600 conduct its first flight. @mariotrunz.me
NEWS: JetBlue to launch route between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, Venezuela
Saudi-backed Riyadh Air is expected to take delivery of its first two 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing in the coming week, per @telegraph.co.uk
NEWS: United Airlines now has 50 mainline aircraft with Starlink WiFi as of this morning.
NEWS: United Airlines to launch flights to Sapporo, Japan 3x weekly from San Francisco. ✈️: 787-9 Dreamliner
The new Delta A321neo featuring 44(!) first-class seats. Soon flying on: ATL-LAX ATL-SFO ATL-SAN ATL-SEA
With the delivery of four brand new aircraft today alone, the United Airlines fleet reached 1,100+ aircraft. American: 1021 Delta: 996
NEWS: Delta will introduce Amazon Leo high-speed Wifi (Starlink competitor) on hundreds of Delta aircraft, starting with an initial installation on 500 aircraft beginning in 2028.
Jetblue "Blueprint II" coming soon to a factory-fresh A220. www.planespotters.net/photo/190888...
NEWS: United Airlines is taking delivery of the first 787-9 Dreamliner with its new Polaris seat later today. The aircraft will have 64(!) Polaris seats.
News: Updated Viasat satellite roadmap just released. F2 and F3 should bring much more wifi capacity to the Delta fleet.
NEWS: Boeing expects to ramp up 787 Dreamliner production from 8/month to 10/month in 2026. 737 MAX production expected to increase from 42/month to 47/month in 2026.