Viasat to equip seven new Azul A330-900neos
Viasat is to line-fit seven aircraft in Azul’s new A330-900neo fleet with its Ka-band connectivity solution, with the first aircraft to enter service in 2025.
“Part of what differentiates Azul in the Brazilian market is the best-in-class connectivity experience we offer on select aircraft,” said Jason Ward, Azul’s chief people and customer officer. “Our hypothesis that this feature would be critical to customer satisfaction is playing out in the market”.
The partners’ collaboration began in 2021, with Azul the first South American airline to select Viasat’s in-flight internet service. The airline adds that the extension of the product to its new A33-900neo fleet will be consistent with the in-flight Wi-Fi offering on Azul’s other aircraft types equipped with the Viasat solution.
Azul is also working with Viasat to enhance the passenger Wi-Fi experience by adding add-supported streaming sessions using the Viasat Advertising platform, with Azul the latest airline to adopt this feature.
“After several successful years of serving Azul passengers in Brazil, we are excited to work with Azul to expand our connectivity onboard even more aircraft,” said Don Buchman, VP and general manager, commercial aviation at Viasat. “It remains Viasat’s mission to continue delivering high quality and consistent in-flight Wi-Fi… even as the demand for greater grows and passenger expectations accelerate rapidly”.
