{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000019d-3fa0-da2a-a9fd-ffbd57d00001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-delta-in-flight-wifi-2028","headline":"Amazon Leo to power in-flight Wi-Fi for Delta Air Lines starting in 2028","description":"Amazon Leo will be available on hundreds of Delta aircraft, beginning in 2028 with an initial installation on 500 aircraft.","datePublished":"2026-03-31T11:00:24.682Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:00:24.682Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/004a194/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+150+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb1%2Fc5%2F526b42c1492da7b06ce279d5c5cd%2Fleo-delta-amazon-news-hero-nb-033126.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Delta and Amazon Leo logos beneath airplane flying above clouds](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/004a194/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+150+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb1%2Fc5%2F526b42c1492da7b06ce279d5c5cd%2Fleo-delta-amazon-news-hero-nb-033126.jpg)\n\n# Amazon Leo to power in-flight Wi-Fi for Delta Air Lines starting in 2028\n\n*Amazon Leo will be available on hundreds of Delta aircraft, beginning in 2028 with an initial installation on 500 aircraft.*\n\n---\n\n## Key takeaways\n\n- Amazon and Delta to transform travel for tens of millions of people who fly Delta each year.\n- [Amazon Leo](https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/devices-services/amazon-leo) will roll out across hundreds of aircraft in the Delta fleet, beginning in 2028 with 500 aircraft.\n- Agreement builds on the existing long-term relationship between AWS and Delta.\n\n---\n\nAmazon today announced a significant agreement with Delta Air Lines to bring Amazon Leo's advanced satellite technology to hundreds of aircraft, marking a major expansion of the companies' long-standing relationship and delivering next-generation satellite connectivity to tens of millions of people who fly Delta each year.\n\nUnder the multi-year agreement, Delta will begin rolling out Amazon Leo in 2028 with an initial installation on 500 aircraft, providing customers with high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi from gate-to-gate. Like Delta’s existing commitment to passengers, Leo-powered in-flight Wi-Fi will be free for all Delta SkyMiles members.\n\n![Amazon Leo LE:01 mission launch](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e4a9a69/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+92+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F15%2F36%2Fca7703f04309b586770fa8e57f80%2Fmission-update-hero-image.png)\n\n- [Amazon Leo mission updates: 375+ satellites now in orbit after successful Atlas V launch](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satellite-rocket-launch-progress-updates)\n\n“Delta’s future is global,” said Ed Bastian, Delta’s chief executive officer. “This agreement gives us the best, fastest and most cost-effective technology available to better connect the world today, and it deepens our work with a global leader that shares our ambition to build what’s next—creating even stronger human connection for our people and our customers for years to come.”\n\nBuilding on the existing relationship between Delta and Amazon Web Services ([AWS](https://www.aboutamazon.com/amazon-aws-news)), Delta and Amazon plan to work together to integrate AWS, Amazon Leo, [artificial intelligence](https://www.aboutamazon.com/artificial-intelligence-ai-news), and other Amazon technologies to enhance the customer experience across the entire travel journey.\n\n“We’ve designed Leo to provide high-speed internet to the billions of people on Earth without reliable connectivity, and this agreement with Delta is a great example of the impact and scale of the technology—bringing even faster in-flight Wi-Fi to tens of millions of passengers who fly Delta every year,\" said Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon. “People increasingly want to stay connected wherever they are in the world, and Leo’s speed and reliability is going to have a big impact for businesses, governments, and consumers. It’s going to make the in-flight experience so much better, and it’s going to change what’s possible while traveling.”\n\n## How Amazon Leo will work for Delta passengers\n\n![Man sitting on Delta flight with laptop and headphones using Amazon Leo Wi-Fi](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4e42131/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd1%2F5a%2F2be3e98440deae19f5f9307c3dc0%2Fleo-delta-amazon-news-nb-033126.png)\n\nAmazon Leo is powered by a constellation of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit—roughly 370 miles above the planet's surface. This puts satellites more than 50 times closer to the planet than the traditional geostationary systems that have powered legacy in-flight Wi-Fi, dramatically reducing latency for customers.\n\nEach Delta aircraft will be equipped with a single purpose-built phased array antenna that supports download speeds up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds up to 400 Mbps. The aviation-grade antenna is based on [Leo Ultra](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-satellite-internet-ultra-pro)—the fastest commercial phased array antenna in production—and will allow passengers to enjoy an experience on par with terrestrial networks: streaming movies and TV shows, playing games, uploading content, staying connected to friends, family, and colleagues, and more—all while traveling at hundreds of miles an hour at 35,000 feet in the air.\n\n![Group watching rocket launch at sunset, Amazon Leo logo above](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/10b5b1e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1115x743+79+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc9%2F58%2F84bf6b55445f9385620dcc3a45ef%2Fhero-image-final.png)\n\n- [Everything you need to know about Amazon Leo, Amazon’s satellite broadband network](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/what-is-amazon-project-kuiper)\n\nDelta flies to more than 300 locations across six continents and served more than 200 million customers last year, and Leo-powered Wi-Fi will remain free for all Delta SkyMiles members.\n\n## Bringing advanced technology to Delta people, passengers and operations\n\n![Delta Airlines plane flying over snow-capped Mount Rainier](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/eafeecf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F64%2Ff8%2F0276f9ad41089255d6e4116bcef9%2Frainier-leo-delta-amazon-news-nb-033126.jpg)\n\nThe agreement with Amazon Leo also builds on an existing relationship that began when Delta migrated substantial portions of its technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. Delta uses AWS to power reservation systems, operational tools, and customer-facing applications, and the new agreement with Amazon Leo will help Delta bring more advanced technology to its people and operations.\n\nAmazon Leo currently has more than 200 satellites in orbit, with more than [20 full-scale missions planned](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-plans-double-launch-rate-20-missions) over the next year. To learn more about the service, visit [leo.amazon.com](https://leo.amazon.com/).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}