JetBlue Airways Corp. is set to become the first airline to use Amazon.com Inc.'s Project Kuiper satellite network to power its onboard Wi-Fi, boosting the Seattle giant's attempt to compete against Elon Musk's Starlink service.

The airline will begin providing passengers with internet access using Amazon's satellites in 2027, JetBlue said in a statement on Thursday.

The start date is an ambitious goal for Amazon, which has said it will spend more than $10 billion on its satellite operation but has suffered from delays getting the business started.

Amazon only has about 100 satellites in low-Earth orbit, although the company plans to add 27 more this month as it builds toward a network of more than 3,200.

The company wants to begin serving customers by late 2025, a timetable that puts

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