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Does Ethiopian Airlines have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A350?

Email & browsingAircraft-specific answer

Yes. Ethiopian Airlines' Airbus A350 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Ka-band satellite via Thales Avionics, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT and Collins Aerospace; A350-1000s use Inmarsat GX Aviation under the Airbus HBCplus program.

Sourced from official pages · as of 2026-08

What you can do on board

Good for

  • Email & chat
  • Browsing

Not for

  • Video calls
  • Live streaming

The system on Ethiopian Airlines' Airbus A350

Ka-band satellite via Thales Avionics, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT and Collins Aerospace; A350-1000s use Inmarsat GX Aviation under the Airbus HBCplus program

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

  • ·Paid Sheba SkyConnect passes: $5 for 1 hour, $10 for 2 hours, $25 full flight
  • ·Complimentary 1-hour pass for Business Class passengers and Platinum ShebaMiles members
  • ·Vouchers can be bought pre-flight at ticket offices, check-in or the gate, or onboard from crew

Cost and access are Ethiopian Airlines' fleet-wide terms; the verdict above is specific to the Airbus A350.

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Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350 Wi-Fi questions

Does Ethiopian Airlines have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A350?

Yes. Ethiopian Airlines' Airbus A350 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Ka-band satellite via Thales Avionics, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT and Collins Aerospace; A350-1000s use Inmarsat GX Aviation under the Airbus HBCplus program.

Is Ethiopian Airlines Wi-Fi free on the Airbus A350?

Paid Sheba SkyConnect passes: $5 for 1 hour, $10 for 2 hours, $25 full flight; complimentary 1-hour pass for Business Class passengers and Platinum ShebaMiles members. Vouchers can be bought pre-flight at ticket offices, check-in or the gate, or onboard from crew. These terms are Ethiopian Airlines' fleet-wide policy; the Airbus A350 follows them.

Can you make video calls on Ethiopian Airlines' Airbus A350?

Not reliably. Ethiopian Airlines' Airbus A350 runs high-orbit satellite wifi, where the lag breaks live calls even when browsing is fine.

Sources

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

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