United Airlines Taps Elon Musk’s Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi

Wall Street Journal reports: The carrier plans to outfit its entire fleet with SpaceX satellite internet service as airlines see satellites providing faster, more consistent connections.

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

United Airlines taps Starlink inflight Wi-Fi for entire fleet

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

United signs Starlink Deal Providing Free Connectivity

Also: AeroTime, FlightGlobal, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Reuters, Breitflyte, PaxEx.Aero, Skift, Airways Magazine, Aviation24, Airline Geeks, Aviation A2Z, Air101 and 16 more

2024-09-13T05:03:18.038972-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites

By Space.com: 'Sent to you from space over a beam of Starlink laser light.'.

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Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space (video)

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SpaceX’s private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites

2024-09-13T06:32:00.204777-07:00

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Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Defense Tech Firm Anduril Brings AI Software to Space

By Payload: Anduril is formally jumping into the space game: expanding its AI-powered tech into space to working on national security missions.

Also: Defense Daily

2024-09-13T05:54:57.995389-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Aircraft Lessor consolidation – Avolon acquires Castlelake

By AirInsight: Avolon, a leading global aviation finance company, announces an agreement to acquire Castlelake Aviation Limited (‘CA Ltd’), an entity managed by Castlelake L.P., the global alternative investment manager.