FlightWifi

Does Air New Zealand have Wi-Fi on the Boeing 787?

Email & browsingAircraft-specific answer

Yes. Air New Zealand's Boeing 787 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Inmarsat GX Ka (Panasonic-integrated).

Sourced from official pages · verification pending · as of 2026-08

What you can do on board

Good for

  • Email & chat
  • Browsing

Not for

  • Video calls
  • Live streaming

Calls: Not allowed by the airline.

The system on Air New Zealand's Boeing 787

Inmarsat GX Ka (Panasonic-integrated)

Latency: roughly 600ms and up (high orbit).

  • ·Free and unlimited for all passengers on equipped aircraft after a one-off registration at wifi.airnz.com, and free…

Cost and access are Air New Zealand's fleet-wide terms; the verdict above is specific to the Boeing 787.

Other Air New Zealand aircraft

Airbus A321Email & browsingBoeing 777Email & browsingAirbus A320Not on every aircraftATRNot on every aircraft

Everything about Air New Zealand Wi-Fi

The Boeing 787 on other airlines

AirlineVerdict on this type
ZIPAIRVideo calls work
AeromexicoEmail & browsing
Air ChinaEmail & browsing
Air EuropaEmail & browsing
Air PremiaEmail & browsing
Air Tahiti NuiEmail & browsing
Air TanzaniaEmail & browsing
American AirlinesEmail & browsing

Every airline on the Boeing 787

Air New Zealand Boeing 787 Wi-Fi questions

Does Air New Zealand have Wi-Fi on the Boeing 787?

Yes. Air New Zealand's Boeing 787 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Inmarsat GX Ka (Panasonic-integrated).

Is Air New Zealand Wi-Fi free on the Boeing 787?

Free and unlimited for all passengers on equipped aircraft after a one-off registration at wifi.airnz.com, and free during the domestic Starlink trial. These terms are Air New Zealand's fleet-wide policy; the Boeing 787 follows them.

Can you make video calls on Air New Zealand's Boeing 787?

Not reliably. Air New Zealand's Boeing 787 runs high-orbit satellite wifi, where the lag breaks live calls even when browsing is fine.

Sources

Facts on this page come from Air New Zealand's own publications and its connectivity provider's announcements, with aviation trade reporting used for corroboration. See the methodology.

Know before you book.

FlightWifi shows these verdicts inline on Google Flights, Skyscanner and Rift, matched to the exact aircraft on your flight.

Get the free extensionCheck your flightStarlink on flights

The extension itself runs in Chrome on a computer. What it does.

Air New Zealand