易捷航空（EasyJet Plc）已与SpaceX的星链（Starlink）达成协议，将为其全空客（Airbus SE）机队提供机上Wi-Fi服务，这显示出对高速空中互联网服务的需求正渗透至廉价航空领域。
Plc has agreed on a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi across its all-Airbus SE fleet, showing how demand for fast Internet service in the sky is infiltrating even the budget-carrier industry.
协议细节未予披露，但公司官员确认已达成交易。今年1月，易捷航空首席执行官肯顿·贾维斯（Kenton Jarvis）曾证实公司正与SpaceX进行磋商，但表示“该交易的经济账算不过来”。他补充称，易捷航空也在与其他供应商洽谈，以在时机成熟时增加Wi-Fi服务。
No details of the accord were available, but a company official confirmed that a deal had been struck. In January, EasyJet Chief Executive Officer Kenton Jarvis confirmed the company was in discussions with SpaceX but said that “the economics of the deal don’t work.”The carrier was in talks with other providers to add Wi-Fi when the time was right, he added.
这项协议是埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）在航空市场的又一胜利，此前星链已与英国航空母公司国际航空集团（IAG SA）、阿联酋航空（Emirates）和美国联合航空控股公司（United Airlines Holdings Inc.）等多家航空公司签约。
The agreement is another win for Elon Musk in the aviation market following contracts with British Airways owner IAG SA, Emirates and United Airlines Holdings Inc, among other airlines.
瑞安航空（Ryanair Holdings Plc）首席执行官迈克尔·奥利里（Michael O’Leary）今年早些时候曾因星链天线问题与马斯克公开交锋。奥利里称，安装在机舱顶部的星链天线会增加重量和阻力，从而推高燃油成本，这使其成为爱尔兰这家廉价航空公司不愿引入的配置。
Ryanair Holdings Plc CEO Michael O’Leary got into a public spat earlier this year with Musk after saying that the weight and drag from Starlink’s antenna on the aircraft cabin’s roof will increase fuel costs, making it an undesirable addition for the Irish low-cost airline.