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Virgin has installed ViaSat WiFi in 10 new A320 aircraft that will be rolling out through the spring of 2016, and are clearly marked with the #NetflixOnboard hashtag on the side of the planes.

Those that choose to fly with Virgin America will be able to take advantage of the new perk if the plane is a new Airbus A320 – ten of which will be in service between fall 2015 and the middle of 2016. “These latest generation investments in our WiFi and entertainment...

The app, known as the Traffic Aware Planner (TAP), helps to make “traffic aware strategic aircrew requests” (TASAR).

The Virgin America Wi-Fi will come from ViaSat-1, ViaSat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite that provides 140 gigabits-per-second Wi-Fi connectivity service.