Qantas starts international wifi

[moa999]

find it bonkers they are even continuing to install the Viasat gear.

Undoubtedly a tight contract.
Probably with liquidated damages if you use anyone else.

Anyhow the backbone in the plane is likely the same and the hole is cut in the fuselage, so I'd think the antenna replacement would be pretty quick.

 

[sudoer]

Undoubtedly a tight contract.
Probably with liquidated damages if you use anyone else.

Bonkers they agreed to it then!

 

[aaa99]

I was on ZNL last week (operating as QF5) and it did not have WiFi. Maybe a temporary issue, I did see the dome on it.

The crew also confirmed no WiFi but they were puzzled too as they assumed all the 787s should have WiFi by now

 

[VHOEJ]

Just because they have the Wifi mod doesnt mean it is connected. Activation is different to the physical modification of the aircraft

 

[aaa99]

Ofcourse, but i thought it was reported up thread that ZNL should have active WiFi by now

 

[moa999]

Ofcourse, but i thought it was reported up thread that ZNL should have active WiFi by now

We can only go from pictures or video streams of the humps.
But certainly we've had some confirmation that various aircraft have had it switched on immediately after being fitted

Per Post #517 ZNL had Wifi turned on, but suffered some issues, on its first flight back from HKG So maybe it's been turned off until it can go back to maintenance to check

 

[moa999]

Bonkers they agreed to it then!

Remember the contract was signed back in 2017. Aot less options back then

And we are talking hundreds of millions to construct and launch these geostationary satellites - they want to ensure the customers are locked in.

Would be the same as asking Boeing or Airbus finance for funding on a new aircraft but you wanted month to month terms.

 

[sudoer]

And we are talking hundreds of millions to construct and launch these geostationary satellites - they want to ensure the customers are locked in.

Why is Qantas uniquely in this predicament then? Plenty of other airlines are already ditching ViaSat for Starlink. It feels the issue is more likely to stem from poor procurement processes and business decision making.