SpaceX Starlink aviation terminals become a line item for U.S. carriers
In-flight connectivity is leaving the ancillary-gadget pile and entering the fleet-capex conversation.
Technology Editor
Network cables in a data-center rack
HAWTHORNE, Calif. — In-flight connectivity is leaving the ancillary-gadget pile and entering the fleet-capex conversation.
Two U.S. network carriers said they are quoting Starlink retrofits against incumbent Ka-band systems for 2027 deliveries, with passenger-satisfaction scores doing more work than the engineering slides.
James Whitaker
Technology Editor
Reports on semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, and the industrial politics of AI.
