On top of that, United now plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet by the end of 2025 and have its first mainline Starlink-enabled plane in the air before the end of this year. Ultimately, the airline expects to have its entire fleet of nearly 1,000 planes outfitted with Starlink Wi-Fi.
The airline's partnership with SpaceX invites Starlink technology to its fleet, making Wi-Fi connectivity workable at 35,000 feet.
United Airlines has a lot riding on plans to accelerate its rollout of Elon Musk's Starlink service on its planes.
United Airlines is moving quickly to add Elon Musk's high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi and internet to its entire fleet of almost 1000 aircraft.
United Airlines plans to launch its first commercial flight with Starlink Wi-Fi this spring after accelerating its timeline for the new internet service, the company announced Sunday. The
The Chicago-based airline is setting an earlier-than-expected rollout, becoming the first major U.S. carrier to use Elon Musk’s satellite service.
United Airlines is speeding up its plans to add SpaceX Starlink-enabled Wi-Fi to its planes, with the first commercial flights expected in spring 2025.
We are just a few steps from the finish line. We want to turn what are now one- and two-hour trips into five-minute trips.”
After exploding, the craft sent blazing debris across the sky and forced multiple aircraft flying over and near the Caribbean to divert.
The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.
The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX caused chaos above the skies of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico as the seventh test flight of the company's Starship failed, resulting in multiple flights diverting and/or entering into holding patterns in order to avoid falling debris.