JetBlue celebrates its 10-year anniversary of Fly-Fi—the airline’s fast, free and unlimited broadband satellite internet service. With this bold move that made JetBlue the first major U.S. airline to offer free Wi-Fi on every flighta, Fly-Fi highlights JetBlue’s commitment to a customer-centric onboard experience with great service at low fares.

While Wi-Fi has now become ubiquitous in public spaces, providing free high-speed connectivity to aircraft traveling 500 mph at 35,000 feet was a unique challenge in 2013. To set a new standard of onboard connectivity, JetBlue worked with satellite internet provider Viasat to integrate the highest speeds offered inflight, making it possible for customers to have the bandwidth to stream video and use multiple devices at once—a radical capability that many airlines are just now integrating into their service. Through product testing and evolution, and the launch of second-generation satellites, JetBlue and Viasat were able to expand high-speed coverage across JetBlue’s network, paving the way for its transatlantic expansion.

Over the last decade, Viasat has continuously upgraded its ground network infrastructure to improve stability, connectivity and coverage, which resulted in an onboard performance and coverage that extends to JetBlue flights over the Atlantic, Central America and the Caribbean. Viasat's advanced satellite technology and industry-leading inflight connectivity system has powered JetBlue's Wi-Fi service, delivering an at-home internet experience in the air on domestic and international routes alike. This year alone, more than 15 million smartphones and 2 million laptops have connected to Fly-Fi on JetBlue.

JetBlue and Viasat’s continuous adaptation to changing trends as digital consumption habits shift enabled JetBlue's inflight Wi-Fi to evolve and meet the changing needs of customers who are looking for a multiscreen experience—the ability to access their favorite streaming service from their laptop, check-in with loved ones and update their social media with their smartphones, and cross-off their work to-do lists. The multiscreen experience has contributed to JetBlue customers using Fly-Fi on each flight four times as much as customers on other airlines use their Wi-Fi services.

JetBlue is proud to lead the aviation industry in technical achievements that have not only contributed to an award-winning onboard experience but have pushed the industry standard forward. Whether with seatback entertainment at every seat, free Wi-Fi for all, the most legroom in coachb, or self-service snacks in the JetBlue Pantry®, JetBlue consistently sets the standard for high-quality onboard experience that has disrupted the aviation industry since the airline’s inception in 2000.