Alaska Airlines Fleets to Be Retrofitted for Satellite Broadband

Alaska Airlines is moving to satellite broadband for its cabins, with plans to begin retrofitting all its Boeings starting in fall 2018, with Airbus retrofits to follow, it said in a blog post Wednesday. It said both fleets will be satellite equipped by the end of 2019. The airline -- which bought Virgin America last year -- is retiring that brand in 2019.