WHY IT MATTERS: Starlink has doubled the price of its plans and hiked hardware costs by almost 40%. The good news is that the changes only applies to private and business jet operators, so if they do affect you, you'll probably be able to afford the extra costs.
Starlink updated its Business Aviation plans earlier this week, which it says better reflect how operators use connectivity across regional and global operations.
The Aviation Regional 25GB plan has jumped from $2,000 per month to $4,000 per month. It includes 25GB of data, covers one continental region, and offers speeds of up to 250Mbps. Going over the allowance costs another $250 per GB, a figure that makes home broadband data caps look generous.
At the top end, Aviation Global Unlimited has doubled from $10,000 per month to $20,000 per month. That plan includes unlimited data, worldwide coverage, and speeds of up to 1Gbps, though Starlink notes that its Aviation Performance Antenna is required to reach that figure.
Sitting between the two is a new Aviation Regional Unlimited option at $12,500 per month, with unlimited data, one-region coverage, and speeds up to 500Mbps.
