Zipair Tokyo Inc. (ZIPAIR), a subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL), is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at Narita International Airport. It operates both cargo and passenger services, utilizing Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft leased from its parent company. ZIPAIR aims to provide a unique travel experience with a focus on cost-effectiveness and Japanese originality, offering in-flight services accessible via passengers' mobile devices. They also partnered with SpaceX's Starlink to provide onboard internet to its passengers.
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Shingo Nishida is the President and CEO of ZIPAIR Tokyo.
Passengers on ZIPAIR Tokyo flights can use their smartphones and tablets to stream video and play online games via the onboard Starlink connection.
ZIPAIR Tokyo has been conducting technical verification with SpaceX since 2023.
ZIPAIR Tokyo is the first airline in Asia to equip SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service.
The first ZIPAIR Tokyo aircraft with Starlink began commercial operation on February 26.
ZIPAIR Tokyo equipped an aircraft with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service on February 26.
ZIPAIR Tokyo plans to install Starlink on the remaining seven aircraft sequentially to make the service available across all aircraft and routes.
ZIPAIR Tokyo plans to complete Starlink installation on its entire fleet by this spring and provide free high‑speed internet to establish a new travel 'NEW BASIC'.