United Airlines is advancing with a plan to offer free Internet on the flight to its members of Loyalty Rewards through an association with Starlink, the satellite Internet provider owned by Elon Musk’s Spacex.
Technology has been added to a first plane, according to an advertisement in X from United on Friday.
“The fastest and most reliable wi-fi in the world in heaven, @starlink, has officially landed on our first plane, with the rest of our fleet to follow,” said the airline.
It is anticipated that more than 40 aircraft per month have Starlink installed, according to the airline.
Last year, United Airlines announced the association with Starlink, which describes its plans to implement technology for its entire fleet.
“The airline now hopes to start trying Starlink next month with the first early commercial flight that will take off this spring in a United Aberrant MY-175 Aircraft, “said the airline in a statement.
“United now plans to equip its entire regional fleet of two cabins by the end of this year and have its first main plane enabled for Starlink in the air before the end of this year.”
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