American Airlines is beginning a limited rollout of free Wi-Fi on select flights. As flagged by JonNYC on X, American began "testing" this new system on December 10 . The airline had previously announced that it would offer free Wi-Fi to all passengers who are members of its AAdvantage loyalty program, with a previously announced official rollout of January 2026.

The free Wi-Fi, sponsored by AT&T, will be available on all aircraft that are equipped with Viasat or Intelsat high-speed connectivity. While these are the Wi-Fi providers for a vast majority of American Airlines' fleet, this program will be notably excluded from most of the carrier's widebody airliners, which are equipped with Panasonic systems. The testing will only occur on a small portion of American's flights.

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