United signs Starlink deal to provide industry-leading connectivity in the sky – for free. - American Chamber of Commerce

United Airlines partners with SpaceX for Starlink Wi-Fi

United signs Starlink deal to provide industry-leading connectivity in the sky – for free.

By Albert Ludwig Botchway, AmCham Communications

Albert Ludwig Botchway is the Communications Officer at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana (AmCham Ghana), where he leads the Chamber’s communications strategy and brand visibility. He drives stakeholder engagement, media relations, and content initiatives that strengthen U.S.–Ghana business relations. His work supports trade, investment, data protection awareness, and innovation across the Chamber’s activities

United signs Starlink deal to provide industry-leading connectivity in the sky – for free.

By Albert Ludwig Botchway, AmCham Communications
September 27, 2024
4:00 pm
1 minute

United Airlines^SM is setting a new standard of inflight connectivity by signing the industry’s largest agreement of its kind with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s fast, reliable Wi-Fi service to our mainline and regional aircraft fleet, for free.

United^SM customers will soon enjoy the same high-speed, low-latency internet service in the air that they enjoy on the ground. The new, gate-to-gate connectivity will unlock game-changing experiences in the sky at scale that no other major U.S. airline provides like access to live TV and streaming services, social media, shopping, gaming and more, on seatback screens and personal devices simultaneously. Watch announcement video >

United expects to have Starlink on all United aircraft – more than 1,000 planes – over the next several years. Testing begins in early 2025 with the first passenger flights expected later that year.

Starlink service on United aircraft will be free.

For more info visit here