Selection spans airline's new Airbus A220-300 fleet.

August 7, 2019

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CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) selected the Viasat in-flight connectivity (IFC) system for the airline's new fleet of 70 Airbus A220-300 aircraft – for delivery beginning in 2020, with the option for 50 additional aircraft.

JetBlue and Viasat have maintained a long-lasting partnership, first launching the Viasat-powered Fly-Fi in-flight Wi-Fi service in December 2013. Since the initial introduction, the two companies have received numerous accolades for bringing free, high-speed, high-quality in-flight Wi-Fi to every seat onboard, with JetBlue being further recognized as the only airline to offer free, fast and full in-flight Wi-Fi capabilities—from streaming, web browsing and more—across the airline's entire fleet.

JetBlue's new Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be outfitted with Viasat's latest Ka-band IFC kit, and is compatible with Viasat's complete fleet of satellites, including Viasat's first-generation spacecraft – ViaSat-1, WildBlue-1 and Anik F2, its jointly-owned European satellite, KA-SAT; its second-generation spacecraft ViaSat-2, and the forthcoming ViaSat-3 class of satellites, which is expected to offer near global coverage and nearly eight times more capacity than Viasat's current fleet—which means even more enhanced connectivity and streaming services across JetBlue's flight routes.

Viasat Inc.

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