United Airlines is preparing to take its next steps into the future with the operation of its first passenger-carrying flight offering Starlink WiFi. The Star Alliance founding member has chosen a service from Newark to Houston tomorrow morning, with a special flight number, to debut the technology.

This won't just represent the first Starlink-equipped mainline flight at United Airlines , but, in fact, it will be " the first time a major US airline has offered Starlink Wi-Fi on a mainline flight with connectivity across both personal devices and in-flight entertainment screens ." The carrier has made a considerable commitment to the technology, and will eventually have installed almost 3,000 antennas across its entire fleet.

The First Flight

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