Viasat introduces three JetXP service tiers and first suggested retail pricing, from under $11,000 per month for unlimited plan
Why It MattersPublishing fixed list prices for inflight connectivity shifts a market long sold through negotiated, hardware-bound contracts toward transparent pricing, with newly expanded satellite capacity as the economic basis for it.
What happened
Viasat Inc. announced on Oct. 14, 2026 a restructured service portfolio for JetXP, its business aviation in-flight connectivity solution. The portfolio now has three service tiers, ranging from a light-use option to unlimited connectivity. The tiers are available across Honeywell Aerospace's JetWave and JetWave X terminals and Gogo's Plane Simple Ka terminals.
For the first time, Viasat is publishing Manufacturer Suggested Retail Prices for all service plans using the JetWave X and Plane Simple Ka terminals. Prices start from under $11,000 per month for an unlimited connectivity plan, and retail pricing is fixed for the entire term of the service agreement. The new plans and suggested retail pricing take effect January 1, 2027.
Viasat said the plans were developed in consultation with partners and customers, and are designed to offer improved value and more competitive pricing than before, reflecting the expanded capacity across its global network. The 2026 Business Aviation In-Flight Connectivity Survey, conducted by Corporate Jet Investor, found that 42% of principals rank complicated and inflexible service plans among their top frustrations.
The announcement follows the entry into service of ViaSat-3 F2 across the Americas in September 2026 and F3 across Asia-Pacific a month earlier. With F1, the ViaSat-3 constellation is now fully operational and triples the bandwidth available across Viasat's global fleet. All three satellites feature beamforming technology able to dynamically follow private jets across the coverage area.
Don Buchman, President of Aviation at Viasat, said: "With our most advanced global satellites now fully operational, we can offer both," referring to reliable connectivity and plannable pricing. JetXP is activated on more than 2,100 aircraft worldwide and unifies the legacy Jet ConneX and Viasat Ka services under one brand, supported by distribution partners Collins Aerospace, Gogo and Honeywell. Viasat will show JetXP at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, October 20-22, 2026, at West Hall booth 2035.
Industry impact & what to watch
Business aviation connectivity has typically been bought through bespoke arrangements in which the airframe's terminal hardware, the service provider and the distribution partner all shape what an owner ends up paying. A published suggested retail price that stays fixed for the whole agreement term moves part of that negotiation into the open, and gives flight departments and charter operators a number they can place in a budget before any conversation with a dealer.
The timing ties price to supply. Connectivity pricing in this segment is constrained by how much satellite capacity is available per aircraft; with the ViaSat-3 constellation fully operational and bandwidth across the fleet tripled, a provider has room to sell unlimited use at a stated price instead of metering it. Competing providers selling against that offer face a choice between matching the transparency or defending negotiated pricing on other grounds such as hardware or coverage.
The next dated milestone is January 1, 2027, when the plans and suggested pricing take effect, and NBAA-BACE on October 20-22 is the first public setting where operators and dealers can test the figures. Whether the retail prices hold once distribution partners quote them on actual aircraft will show how much of the price transparency survives in practice.
