--- title: "American Airlines Wi-Fi: free tiers, prices, streaming and how to connect" url: "https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/american-airlines" description: "American Airlines Wi-Fi is free for AAdvantage members, sponsored by AT&T and run on Viasat and Intelsat. Which planes have it and how to sign in at aainflight.com." --- Airline · United States # American Airlines Wi-Fi American Airlines gives AAdvantage members free Wi-Fi, sponsored by AT&T and powered by Viasat and Intelsat satellites. You sign in at `aainflight.com` with your AAdvantage number. Provider [Viasat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/viasat), [Intelsat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat), [Starlink](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/starlink-aviation) Network `aainflight.com` Free AAdvantage members get free Wi-Fi, sponsored by AT&T. **Checked 1 November 2026.** Prices and policies as of November 2026. ## Who provides it - **[Viasat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/viasat)** Satellite Wi-Fi behind the free member service, alongside Intelsat. - **[Intelsat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat)** Satellite Wi-Fi behind the free member service, alongside Viasat. - **[Starlink](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/starlink-aviation)** Announced for more than 500 narrowbody aircraft, with installations planned to start in the first quarter of 2027. This is a future rollout. ## What’s free - **AAdvantage members** get free Wi-Fi, sponsored by AT&T. American began the rollout in January 2026. - AAdvantage is free to join, before your trip at `aa.com` or during the flight at `aainflight.com`. - American’s announcements describe no extra Wi-Fi perk for AT&T customers. The sponsorship covers all members. As of November 2026. ## Prices | Plan | Price | |---|---| | Pay as you fly | From $10 | American says paid Wi-Fi is available on almost all routes. AAdvantage members get free Wi-Fi on equipped aircraft. As of November 2026. ## Streaming and calls American says members can “stream and share almost anywhere” on the free Wi-Fi. It doesn’t publish speed figures or a list of blocked services. ## VPNs American doesn’t publish a VPN rule in its Wi-Fi announcements. ## Which planes have it American lists all single-aisle mainline jets, select Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 wide-bodies, and most regional aircraft. It says free Wi-Fi is on most domestic flights and select international flights. Not every plane has it. ## How to connect 1. Connect to the `aainflight.com` Wi-Fi network and open `aainflight.com` in your browser if the portal doesn’t appear. 2. Log in with your AAdvantage number and password. 3. Select **Free Wi-Fi**. Not a member yet? Join for free on the same page during the flight. ## On board with Kilobat Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows what each app sends and holds back what can wait. On a plane: - **The sign-in page.** When it doesn’t open by itself, the menu bar says **This Wi-Fi wants you to sign in**, with **Open sign-in page**. Turn your VPN on after you’ve signed in. - **Mark it metered.** macOS treats plane Wi-Fi as unlimited. Mark it **Metered** in Kilobat’s Wi-Fi menu or with `kilobat networks cost metered`, and Kilobat skips its own speed tests. If automatic switching is enabled, it switches to Travel. - **Updates wait.** With Pro, paused updaters enabled and the network filter on, macOS Software Update, App Store downloads, Google Updater and Microsoft AutoUpdate wait for an unmetered network. The apps keep working. - **See what’s using it.** Every app’s upload and download, live in the menu bar, so a messaging-only plan isn’t spent on a sync you forgot. - **Send later.** A big upload, such as Dropbox syncing a folder, shows as a row with its speed. With Pro, **Send later** can hold it until you’re on unmetered Wi-Fi again, for up to eight hours while Kilobat is open. - **Know what’s slow.** Health shows latency and loss, and with Pro their history through the flight. Those measurements can help you investigate a slow connection. When Slack or Zoom won’t load, [Is it them or me?](https://kilobat.app/is-it-down) reads the service’s status page. More in [what to do before you board](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi#before-you-board). [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ``` ## Questions **Is American Airlines Wi-Fi free?** Yes, for AAdvantage members on aircraft with Viasat or Intelsat Wi-Fi. Membership is free, and you can join on board. **Do I need to be an AT&T customer?** No. AT&T sponsors the service, but American offers it to all AAdvantage members. ## Sources - [American Airlines Newsroom: Starlink installation plans (May 2026)](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/American-to-install-Starlink-the-fastest-Wi-Fi-in-the-sky-MKG-OB-05/) - [American Airlines: Wi-Fi and connectivity](https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travel-info/experience/entertainment/wi-fi-and-connectivity.html) - [American Airlines Newsroom: Free high-speed Wi-Fi sponsored by AT&T launches (January 2026)](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/American-Airlines-launches-FREE-high-speed-Wi-Fi-sponsored-by-ATT-available-on-more-aircraft-than-any-other-carrier-in-the-world/default.aspx) - [American Airlines Newsroom: Complimentary inflight Wi-Fi sponsored by AT&T (April 2025)](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2025/Connecting-the-world-American-Airlines-to-provide-complimentary-inflight-Wi-Fi-sponsored-by-ATT-MKG-OB-04/default.aspx) - [American Airlines Newsroom: AAdvantage status and reward levels for 2026](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/American-Airlines-maintains-AAdvantage-status-and-reward-levels-for-third-year-in-a-row-AADV-01/default.aspx) Checked on 1 November 2026. ## More airlines - [Delta Air Lines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/delta-air-lines): Providers and aircraft availability - [Alaska Airlines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/alaska-airlines): Providers and aircraft availability - [Southwest Airlines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/southwest-airlines): Providers and aircraft availability - [Hawaiian Airlines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/hawaiian-airlines): Providers and aircraft availability