(Reuters) -United Airways stated on Sunday it expects to start testing Elon Musk’s Starlink in February for in-flight web companies, and to first provide the connectivity on a business flight operated by Embraer E-175 plane this spring.
The airline plans to outfit its total two-cabin regional fleet with the service by the tip of 2025 and have its first Starlink-enabled airplane on main routes within the air by the tip of the 12 months.
Starlink will finally be out there on all its flights, the airline stated in an announcement.
Nonetheless, United stated entry could be free just for MileagePlus members, revising an earlier plan to supply free Wi-Fi to all passengers.
Final 12 months, United signed a take care of Starlink to supply in-flight web companies throughout its total fleet of over 1,000 plane over the subsequent a number of years.
Starlink, a unit of SpaceX, has inked offers with a number of airways to supply in-flight web companies because it seeks to increase its attain past customers and households in rural areas around the globe with little to no web entry.
The satellite-based web companies supplier has beforehand signed offers with Hawaiian Airways and regional service JSX.
