United Airlines to Offer Free Starlink Wi-Fi on All Flights

The move is likely to spur competitors to follow suit and upgrade onboard Wi-Fi services.
United Airlines to Offer Free Starlink Wi-Fi on All Flights
Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 7, 2022. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
Wim De Gent
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United Airlines announced on Friday that all of its aircraft will be equipped with Starlink’s Wi-Fi service in what the company called “the industry’s largest agreement of its kind.”

United said Starlink will be installed in all of its mainline and regional aircraft—more than 1,000 planes in total—a project it intends to complete over the next several years. Testing begins in early 2025, and the first passenger flights are expected later that year.

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