SES to provide inflight connectivity to LATAM Airlines fleet

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Satellite Networks; 03 August 2026; 564 views

Space solutions company SES has been selected by LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service to its growing fleet of Airbus and Embraer aircraft.

LATAM Airlines Group jointly with its subsidiaries operates passenger and cargo air transport in the domestic markets of Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, and in the international market.

More than 60 Airbus (A320NEO and A321XLR) and Embraer aircraft (E195-E2) will be equipped with SES services in the coming years. LATAM says it will be the largest airline in the region to offer service using SES’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna, which is less than seven centimetres tall and delivers reliable connectivity to the SES multi-orbit network. As SES explains, connecting to satellites in different orbits provides consistent and reliable coverage no matter the location.

SES and LATAM have partnered to provide inflight connectivity to LATAM’s passengers for nearly a decade, including providing 2Ku service to more than 200 A320 family aircraft. To date, LATAM operates the largest SES connected fleet in the region, with over 250 aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi.

Mike DeMarco, SES President of Mobility, says: “LATAM’s passengers will soon benefit from reliable, multi-orbit satellite connectivity that will provide the same fast and dependable internet access they enjoy at home no matter where or when they fly.”

Paulo Miranda, Vice President of Customers at LATAM Airlines Group, adds: “At LATAM, we are committed to making every journey more connected. By bringing next-generation multi-orbit connectivity to more of our fleet, we will offer our passengers a faster, more reliable onboard internet experience, helping them stay connected wherever they fly while continuing to raise the standard of travel across Latin America.”