SpaceX, Amazon in talks with British Airways owner on Wi-Fi deal

British Airways owner IAG SA is in discussions with Elon Musk’s Starlink to outfit its jet fleet with Wi-Fi service, reflecting the increasing inroads SpaceX’s satellite internet business is making with major global carriers. IAG, which also owns Spain’s Iberia and Ireland’s Aer Lingus, hasn’t made a final decision and is weighing options with multiple providers including Amazon.com Inc.’s nascent Project Kuiper, the airline group’s head of innovation, Annalisa Gigante, told Bloomberg in an interview. “We are working a lot, both with Starlink and with Amazon’s Kuiper,” Gigante said. “We’ve got some really exciting things coming up, but that’s going to be for next year.” The talks underscore a looming shakeup in the aviation services market fueled by the deployment of satellite constellations orbiting closer to Earth. Airlines are inking deals with Starlink and others to replace costly, limited in-flight Wi-Fi. Expanded satellite bandwidth has helped to produce web-surfing experiences closer to what consumers expect on the ground. <br/>